Faculty, students and staff across University of Colorado campuses mobilized against the systemwide rollout of ChatGPT Edu, signing a dissent letter that criticized the rollout’s lack of transparency and raised concerns about student privacy, academic integrity, corporate influence and environmental costs. The university signed a $2 million‑a‑year agreement with OpenAI to provide systemwide ChatGPT Edu access to more than 100,000 users; critics say campus leaders gave insufficient technical oversight and have demanded stronger governance, data‑use protections and academic integrity protocols before the March 31 launch. Administrators have defended the procurement as a tool to support teaching and operations but face rising organized resistance. Clarification: ChatGPT Edu is an enterprise license of a large‑language model tailored for institutions, distinct from the public ChatGPT experience.