ward churchill

Notes on Colorado
Ward Churchill - I see from The Denver Post that an investigation of controversial CU Boulder Professor Ward Churchill by the university has proven what the media revealed long ago: Churchill is a lousy scholar who engages in unethical practices such as plagiarism. The investigators determined that Churchill’s transgressions are so bad CU has grounds to fire him, and legal experts believe that Churchill has no basis for a court challenge to CU’s action even though he threatens a law suit.
Now obviously CU, should fire Churchill, he is a disgrace to the university and an affront to legitimate scholars and Native Americans. Churchill claims to be a Native American even though he can produce no proof that he is legally a member of any Native American tribe. Those who squawk about Churchill’s freedom of speech need not fret, once he is kicked out of CU old Ward will have more time to speak his mind on the lecture circuit and talk radio and plenty of time to promote his new book. My guess is that Churchill’s income will increase because of his firing.
Those who claim that Churchill’s firing could lead to a costly lawsuit should remember this. CU has lawyers on the payroll right now, why not let them do something namely defend the University from Churchill. Churchill’s lawsuit may or may not drag on for years, my prediction is that Churchill’s lawsuit will last as long as he can get somebody else namely rich leftists to foot the bill. The minute their support ends, and Churchill has to start paying his own legal fees with his own money the suit will be quietly dropped.
CU should fire Churchill out of principle, if CU is to be a serious university and it’s scholarship is to mean anything a fraud like Churchill can’t be tolerated. Churchill got his job through fraudulent means - claiming to be a Native American when he is not - and his scholarship is unethical. Scholarship must be based on truth, without truth scholarship becomes hollow and meaningless propaganda.
Once Churchill is given the boot another investigation should be launched, important questions need to be asked. Questions such as how did Churchill get hired in the first place? How was he able to teach at CU for so many years, get tenure and even serve as Chairman of the Ethnic Studies Department, even though he lacks the proper qualifications and complaints have been made about him before? Who hired Churchill and why?
Once Churchill is fired his position shouldn’t be filled, instead of “ethnic studies” the money used for Churchill’s salary and benefits should be used for scholarships for qualified Native American students. Instead of letting some lazy white charlatan milk the system by posing as a Native American, CU should give real Native Americans from the reservation a chance to go to college and get a real education. That would do far more for Native Americans than Churchill’s laughable ego trip.
One more thing if CU doesn’t have the guts to fire Churchill the college will become as a big a joke and a disgrace as Ward Churchill himself. How much longer will this buffoon be allowed to make a mockery of higher education in Colorado.