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CU professor's e-mails chronicle her time on the campaign trail

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February 2, 2009

Documents obtained under the Colorado Open Records Act show CU law professor Melissa Hart made a habit of using her position at the university to further her work in defeating Amendment 46, a 2008 ballot initiative seeking to end race and gender preferences in Colorado government. The documents are the basis for two FTS reports (found here and here).

The full set of documents, available here (PDF) paint a picture of a professor spending significant time managing a campaign, unrelated to her teaching and service duties. Review the e-mails for yourself, and decide if Prof. Hart spends her time wisely while on the CU faculty.