Ward Churchill Fired

collegemom16
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:18:14 +0000

True that idiotic as Ward Churchill’s comments were they are protected by the free speech clause of the Consitution.
However, universities do have rules regarding plagiarism and passing off someone elses work as your own. Also outright falsification of history is against the rules.
For example: Questioning whether retreating Confederate cavalry or Sherman’s troops set Atlanta afire is a legitimate question often asked by historians, however to assert that Grant had Lincoln shot is outright falsification of history.
To ask what are other causes of global warming (sunspot or volcanic activity, oceanic conveyor effect etc.) other than “straight white guys in SUV’s” is a legitimate question of science. To assert that the earth is flat is outright falsification of science.
Apparently Churchill plagiarized and falsified science. Good riddance!