Paul Teske, CU Distinguished Professor
Professor of Chemistry and Academic CV Expert
Welcome to my website! I was Dean of CU Denver's School of Public Affairs (SPA) for 17 years (2008-25). I have now returned to my role as Distinguished Professor. I have 40 years of experience doing academic research, consulting, and media related to state and local public policy. I write a daily Substack blog called "Colorado Inflection Point" - to be found at https://paulteske1.substack.com/
Recent Media
12/19/25 Colorado Times Recorder on Congressman Evans https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/12/evans-takes-100-credit-for-passage-of-the-one-big-beautiful-bill/75245/
12/16/25 Denverite story on Denver Chamber issues
https://denverite.com/2025/12/15/denver-metro-chamber-of-commerce-jj-ament/
12/9/25 Axios Denver story on Col Dems and progressive versus Centrists https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/12/09/progressive-democratic-party-establishment-2026-election
11/16/25 Denver Post Sunday Front Page above fold story about Dem Gov primary, Weiser v Bennet
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/11/16/colorado-governor-race-democrats-phil-weiser-michael-bennet/
11/11/25 Axios Denver story on progressives and changing Aurora city council https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2025/11/11/progressive-democrats-win-front-range-races
11/8/25 Denver Post story re Vibrant Denver bonds and Mayor https://www.denverpost.com/2025/11/08/mike-johnston-denver-bond-election-agenda/
10/24/25 CPR story re federal shutdown and Col impacts
https://www.cpr.org/2025/10/24/government-shutdown-colorado-federal-workers-paychecks/
7/13/25 Denver Post story re Mayor Johnston’s first 2 years in office (extensive and Sunday front page)
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/07/13/denver-mayor-mike-johnston-homeless-housing-record-two-years/
3/26/25 Denver Post story re Douglas County home rule
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/03/25/douglas-county-home-rule-election-immigration-state-laws/
Recent publications
“Redesigning Denver’s Schools: The Rise and Fall of Tom Boasberg.” 2019. Parker Baxter, Todd Ely, and Paul Teske. Education Next.
President George W. Bush’s Influence over Bureaucracy and Policy –Extraordinary Times, Extraordinary Powers? Palgrave/Macmillan. Book edited by Colin Provost and Paul Teske, 2009.
Implementing Teacher Pay for Performance: An Inside Story of Denver’s ProComp. Harvard Education Press book. Phil Gonring, Paul Teske, and Brad Jupp. 2007.