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Fifth Column
Churchill must go
2006-06-19
EDITORIAL
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
WARD CHURCHILL, the phoney Indian ethnic studies professor notorious for defaming victims of the 9/11 attacks on America, should be fired by the University of Colorado for gross academic misconduct.
Okay. That's today's statement of the obvious...
That's the recommendation of CU's research misconduct committee - and we heartily concur. The committee agreed with an earlier investigative panel that Mr. Churchill intentionally falsified his research, plagiarized other people's work and was ghostwriter of articles he later cited as "outside" sources. Now that two academic peer groups have come to essentially the same conclusion, a final recommendation will be forwarded by the provost and a dean to interim CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano.
Moving with blinding speed, aren't they?
Mr. Churchill exposed himself to close scrutiny by calling those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks "little Eichmanns," a slur comparing them to Adolf Eichmann, a mastermind of Nazi Germany's campaign of genocide in World War II. Even though the 9/11 slander was set aside as an expression of constitutionally protected speech, the subsequent inquiry revealed that Mr. Churchill has been an academic fraud for years. His own actions have made him a public figure worthy of scorn.
Amazing how many of his peers haven't been willing to scorn him, though...
Posted by:Anonymoose

#9  with honest replacements - that's a feature, not a bug
Posted by: Frank G   2006-06-19 22:48  

#8  If you start firing professors for plagiarism, where will it end?
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-06-19 21:22  

#7  in CO? With the Governor and the press all over this? He'll move to Berkeley or the Village and be a Professional Grievanece Artist©. No pension (which was secured via false employment - fake resume)
Posted by: Frank G   2006-06-19 20:57  

#6  Or he'll negotiate a healthy and substantial 'retirement package'.
Posted by: Pappy   2006-06-19 20:36  

#5  Therefore, today I announce a course of action that will provide due process, as well as help us understand the boundaries of our most fundamental protections as citizens and faculty members.

Within the next 30 days, the Office of the Chancellor will launch and oversee a thorough examination of Professor Churchill's writings, speeches, tape recordings and other works.

The purpose of this internal review is to determine whether Professor Churchill may have overstepped his bounds as a faculty member, showing cause for dismissal as outlined in the Laws of the Regents.

Two primary questions will be examined in this review: (1) Does Professor Churchill's conduct, including his speech, provide any grounds for dismissal for cause, as described in the Regents' Laws? And (2) if so, is this conduct or speech protected by the First Amendment against University action?

As Chancellor, I will personally conduct this review and will ask two distinguished deans, Arts and Sciences Dean Todd Gleeson and Law Dean David Getches, to assist me with this process.

In this review, I will also draw upon additional resources, including University Counsel to provide legal advice as needed.

At the conclusion of this examination, I will determine whether to issue a notice of intent to dismiss for cause, other action as appropriate, or no action.

If a notice to dismiss for cause or some other action were to be issued, the subsequent process will be governed by the Laws of the Regents.

http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2005/49.html


I suspect old Ward will be happily retired before this all plays out.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-06-19 19:32  

#4  The Duke Lacrosse team would have very different lives and futures if they were given 1/10th of the consideration and due process as this skidmark.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-06-19 12:05  

#3  f he is unwilling to acknowledge the critiques, we are pessimistic that he is likely to change his behavior."

Which basically defines most of academia. They seem so hell bent on 'proportional' representation of color, race, gender, or creed of their student body but not of their instructors, and god forbid, proportional 'political' representation of just their state.
Posted by: Throlump Thromoth7510   2006-06-19 09:09  

#2  You simply cannot believe how slowly a university will move on almost anything. The major exception is when someone high up in the administration feels either angry or threatened -- they then move so fast you barely see what they've done.
Posted by: Steve White   2006-06-19 02:22  

#1  Moving with blinding speed, aren't they?

Probably having their lawyers making sure that all the i's are dotted, t's are crossed, and the documentation is airtight. I'm sure no one here wants Big Chief Spouting Bull to have any chance of a successful lawsuit.
Posted by: PBMcL   2006-06-19 00:45  

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