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Thursday, 19 October 2006
Why is Ward Churchill smiling?

Because he is still employed by the University of Colorado and collecting a publicly-subsidized paycheck (hat tip: Rick):

The University of Colorado's efforts to fire Ward Churchill are on hold because of a dispute over whether the university has to come up with $20,000 in state funds for the professor's defense.

Churchill's attorney, David Lane, said a lawsuit to get the money could be filed by next week. Meantime, there's been no progress on Churchill's appeal since August, and it could be well into 2007 before a final decision on his fate is made.

CU spokeswoman Michele McKinney said the delay is outside of the administration's control. Churchill's appeal is being heard by a faculty committee that operates independently from the administration. "The president did forward Professor Churchill's request for a review in early July," McKinney said. "We've been ready to move forward since that time."

[Read on.]

Posted by Bill Faith on October 19, 2006 at 03:53 PM | Permalink

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