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Ward Churchill v. CU v. the people: knee-deep in the muck

Posted on 2009.03.22 by winterSmith 3 comments

In years to come, it seems likely that the ongoing civil suit brought against the University of Colorado by former professor Ward Churchill will provide students in many law classes with a lively case study to debate. If you aren’t already familiar with the details of the clusterfuck story, you can catch up at the NY Times and Boulder Daily

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CU and the Churchill Affair: how did this happen in the first place?

Posted on 2007.07.25 by winterSmith 21 comments

The wait is over and the inevitable has happened: the University of Colorado yesterday formally dismissed Professor Ward Churchill. Interim President Hank Brown explained, in an open letter to the school’s donors: To help ensure that accountability, we cannot abide academic misconduct. More than 20 faculty members (from CU and other universities) on three separate panels conducted a thorough review