March 2006, overriding a tenure committee recommendation for one-year suspension. The decision was met with mixed opinion. Those in favor applauded the decision based on the findings of academic fraud, while those opposed believe the firing was simply a smokescreen to silence his views. In a July 2007 Wall Street Journal op-ed on the Churchill affair, Brown wrote: "Controversy -- especially self-sought controversy -- doesn't immunize a faculty member from adhering to professional standards." In May 2006, the regents appointed Brown permanently. Later that year, he announced an initiative to add class rankings to student transcripts as a counterweight to grade inflation. In 2007, CU set a fundraising record of $133 million, with some donors "credit[ing] Brown with restoring their confidence in the university." Brown tendered his resignation January 18, 2007 and left his post effective March 10, 2008. Other positions Brown is a member of the board of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, a non profit which supports international elections. Bibliography Hank Brown, John B. Cooney, and Michael B. Poliakoff, 'Openness, Transparency, and Accountability: Fostering Public Trust in Higher Education', in The Politically Correct University: Problems, Scope, and Reforms, Robert Maranto (ed.), Richard E. Redding (ed.), Frederick M. Hess (ed.), Washington, D.C.: The AEI Press, 2009 References External links CU president Hank Brown will receive the 2008 Citizen of the West award Brown well-deserving of Citizen of the West honor Brown for President Brown Named To Newton Endowed Chair At CU-Boulder |- |- |- |- |- 1940 births Living people Presidents of the University of Colorado System University of Colorado alumni Politicians from Denver Republican Party Colorado state senators United States Navy officers United States Navy personnel of the Vietnam War Republican Party United States senators from Colorado Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado George Washington University Law School alumni 20th-century American politicians Arcadia University