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Saturday, February 26, 2005
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WARD CHURCHILL AGAIN BURNISHES HIS ANTI-CAPITALIST CREDENTIALS Via Ralph E. Luker, UD finds that the University of Colorado is considering offering Ward Churchill a “buy-out” of his contract. However this goes, it’s clear that once again Churchill will remain faithful to his anti-capitalist creed: ‘ David Lane, Churchill's attorney, said he has not been contacted about a buyout offer. But, he said, while his primary focus is on protecting Churchill's constitutional right to speak out, he would be willing to listen to a university proposal. "If they offer $10 million, I would think about it. If they offer him $10, I wouldn't," Lane said.” ’ Here’s something else in the Denver Post article that caught UD’s eye: ‘ Regents, who may one day be called upon to vote on Churchill's job, are upset about the daily publicity over the controversial professor, saying it could cause long-term damage to CU's reputation. "The possible damage to the university this controversy has created will take years to recover from," said Regent Peter Steinhauer. ’ True enough, but even if it manages to chuck Churchill, CU has about ten other ongoing and majorly damaging controversies left to deal with (see UD…oh forget it. There are too many posts on this subject to list. Just type the word “Colorado” into that Search feature up there…). |