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| Ward Churchill Update |
| 2005-03-24 |
| University of Colorado officials said today a professor's controversial essay comparing some Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi is protected by the Constitution, but allegations that he committed plagiarism and that he misrepresented himself as an American Indian will be investigated further. A faculty committee will examine the claims against Ward Churchill, a tenured professor of ethnic studies. That committee could recommend that he be fired... Acting CU Chancellor Phil DiStefano said a seven-week examination of Churchill's essay and other work concluded that "while there are limits to the protections afforded by the Constitution, our review has determined that those limits have not been exceeded in professor Churchill's case." He said a faculty committee would review allegations that Churchill plagiarized the work of other researchers and claims that he falsely claimed to be an American Indian. Churchill has repeatedly denied both allegations and has said he would sue the university if he is fired. "We have concluded that the allegations of research misconduct, related to plagiarism, misuse of others' work and fabrication, have sufficient merit to warrant further inquiry," said DiStefano. He said that review could take up to nine months... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #2 should suspend him without pay for that on-camera assault of the TV reporter/cameraman - then fire his ass. He's a grifter with a good imagination: historian, indian, artist, social commentator, professor. The faculty that accepted him reminds me of an emperor story...something about lack of clothes |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-24 7:51:16 PM |
| #1 Plagiarism and fabrication would be the best reason to fire him anyway... as long as it sticks. |
| Posted by: Dishman 2005-03-24 7:27:06 PM |