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2006-06-19 Fifth Column

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-06-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11138 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#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|| 2006-06-19 00:45|| Front Page Top

#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">Steve White 2006-06-19 02:22|| 2006-06-19 02:22|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-06-19 09:09|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-06-19 12:05|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-06-19 19:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Or he'll negotiate a healthy and substantial 'retirement package'.

Posted by Pappy 2006-06-19 20:36|| 2006-06-19 20:36|| Front Page Top

#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">Frank G 2006-06-19 20:57|| 2006-06-19 20:57|| Front Page Top

#8 If you start firing professors for plagiarism, where will it end?

Posted by gromgoru 2006-06-19 21:22|| 2006-06-19 21:22|| Front Page Top

#9 with honest replacements - that's a feature, not a bug

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