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Ward Churchill: Unemployed

The Board of Regents for the University of Colorado have sent Ward Churchill packing for academic dishonesty including plagiarism and falsification. About time. Churchill plans to sue. This should be highly amusing.

BOULDER — The University of Colorado's Board of Regents today fired professor Ward Churchill, 2 1/2 years after his comments about the victims of the 9/11 attacks sparked a firestorm.

The regents, in an 8-1 vote, said Churchill committed academic misconduct. The board convened this morning and spent several hours behind closed doors hearing the charges against Churchill.

University president Hank Brown, in a news conference, said "the decision was really pretty basic" based on the board's findings. Churchill was accused of plagiarism, falsification and other infractions.

Said Brown: "The individual did not express regret, did not apologize, did not indicate a willingness to refrain from this type of
falsification in the future."

Immediately after the vote was announced, Churchill said "New game, new game." He has vowed to sue if the regents acted against him.

A handful of protesters were gathered around a drum, beating it and chanting as someone else held an American Indian Movement flag.

It seems a bit odd that the AIM folks are defending a phony Indian. But it may just be Russell Means doing that, not the actual AIM people. Incidentally, that last link includes quite a few details of the fraud charges brought against Churchill in his various hearings. The man is a disgrace to higher education – and these days, that's saying something. Now the best thing: if Churchill is foolish enough to sue, all of the evidence will come out in open court and under oath. That should finally destroy him.

News, The Ivory Tower | Gaius July 24, 2007

By Fields Koorpf, July 24, 2007 @ 9:23 pm

I can’t believe you latin-speaking Heroes of the English Language still worry about this guy. I’d have thunk you’d have put a few hectares between you and him by now, considering there are so many more important issues these days, but I guess it’s your “path” to relentlessly pursue the bad guys out there who would harm American lives.
By Gaius, July 24, 2007 @ 9:29 pm

It’s called closing a loop. I have only posted a few things about the guy, but this is news on the subject that is important.
By Chris, July 25, 2007 @ 8:06 am

It’s not news when a figure who has been embraced by the anti-war movement in this country turns out to have been a serial liar? He was dismissed for plagiarism, not for being a pompous windbag. His academic career is built on falsehood. I would have thought that would have been newsworthy, but then, I’m a soulless conservative.
By FedUp, July 25, 2007 @ 11:32 am

Just curious, Fields… you want your kids sitting at this ‘masters’ feet? We need a return to common sense AND common deceny!
By feeblemind, July 25, 2007 @ 8:15 pm

I was surprised at the 8-1 termination vote. I thought the vote would be much closer. I am curious to see if he will find another teaching gig at another college.