Churchill: Melee at Colorado Regents Meeting
A scuffle by protesters at the C.U. Regents meeting over Professor Ward Churchill resulted in two arrests Thursday. The Regents apologized to the nation over Churchill's writings. Was this necessary?
In what may be an unprecedented action by any major university, the regents also apologized "to all Americans, especially those targeted in the 9/11 attacks and those serving in our armed forces, for the disgraceful comments of professor Churchill."
The Colorado Senate has condemned Churchill, as has the Colorado House.
Is Colorado getting carried away with the Ward Churchill matter? I think so, and said so yesterday over at 5280. The magazine's publisher, Dan Brogan, disagrees with me.
University of Colorado professors are backing Churchill. The Regents sound like they are about to fire him, although they took it under advisement for investigation.
The regents' review, which will be conducted by interim chancellor Phil DiStefano, will determine whether Churchill overstepped his bounds as a faculty member and whether his actions are cause for dismissal. DiStefano will explore two questions: Do Churchill's comments provide grounds for dismissal? And is this conduct or speech protected by the First Amendment against university action?
You can read his controversial essay here.
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