Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Colorado committee calls for the firing of Ward Churchill

Well, now lets look at the justice of roosting chickens and how it pertains to America's favorite F-Troop Indian, Ward Churchill.

Well, Ward's chickens are finally coming home to roost. After three decades as a Native American poseur, America-hater, and academic fraud, the end of Churchill's undeserved career is in sight.

The Elmwood, Illinois native (but not Native American) is preparing for his last stand as a professor at the University of Colorado.

From AP:

The 17-month investigation of the professor who called some Sept. 11 victims "little Eichmanns" moved another step closer to conclusion Tuesday when a university committee said he should be fired for plagiarism and other research infractions.

But it could be days or weeks before University of Colorado officials decide whether to fire Ward Churchill, and appeals and lawsuits could drag the process out further.

The university's Standing Committee on Research Misconduct said Churchill "committed serious, repeated, and deliberate research misconduct" and on a 6-3 vote recommended he be dismissed. The recommendation goes to university officials for a final decision. The school set no timeline for its decision.

CBS 2 Chicago has a video from CBS 4 Denver (which I couldn't find on their site), right here.

Jim of Pirate Ballerina as always is right on top of things on the Ward Churchill front. PW should be remembered when the 2005 Weblog Awards are handed out.

Courtesy of that blog, you can find the complete University of Colorado Standing Committee Report.

An excerpt:

The Standing Committee on Research Misconduct at the University of Colorado at Boulder has accepted the conclusions of the Investigative Committee that Professor Ward Churchill has committed serious, repeated, and deliberate research misconduct. After reviewing the Investigative Committee's report and Professor Churchill's response, the Standing Committee is recommending to the University's Provost and Dean of Arts and Sciences a set of corrective, disciplinary, and policy changes.

With regard to corrective actions, the Standing Committee is recommending that publishers of the articles, chapters, and books in which falsification, fabrication, or plagiarism were found be informed of the Investigative Committee report. Although there may be no opportunity to publish errata or corrections in most cases, the Standing Committee hopes that the publishers takes appropriate steps to respond to the Investigative Committee's findings.

The Standing Committee did not reach, or seek, consensus with regard to disciplinary actions. Six of the voting members recommended dismissal from the University. Three members recommended suspension without pay; two of these recommended suspension for five years and one recommended suspension for two years.

Churchill's one word response to this report was "Baloney."

Read here for Drunkablog's take.

All in all, a great day for truth, justice, and the American way.

Once again, I have to wonder if the administration of Chicago's DePaul University is going to apologize to the members of the DePaul Conservative Alliance. In their attempts to protest the paid appearance of the fraud at DePaul, the DCA guys felt the heavy hand of censorship from school officials.

It turns out the students were right on the money about Ward. The administration of DePaul looks even more foolish (not an easy task) months after the fact for first, inviting Churchill to speak at DePaul--for a rumored $5,000--and then stomping on the free speech rights of some courageous DePaul students who tried to blow the whistle on the phony Indian, plagiarist, fabricator, and all around liar.

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