Meanwhile, the Denver Post reports: Churchill buyout near
Embattled University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill has reached an agreement with the school on the dollar terms of a buyout proposal - now both sides have to decide whether they can accept the implications of making a deal, according to sources familiar with the talks.Three people close to the negotiations between lawyers for Churchill and CU said the sides had agreed to a dollar figure “much less” than $1 million and, perhaps, less than $500,000.
But in addition to the money, Churchill wants to make sure his reputation isn’t impugned as he leaves CU and that the university puts out no statement denigrating his scholarship or his right to free speech.
Well, clearly he has his speech rights–and indeed, if all that had come out had been his ridiculous Eichmann comments, he would still have a job. It is the rest of his “resume” (so to speak) that have caused his problems.
And I would note that he needn’t worry about CU impugning his reputation—he has done a great job of that on his own.
He will, no doubt, have no trouble getting a job once all of this is done, amazingly enough.
My dean defended Churchill’s scholarship, stating that Churchill shares a publisher with Chomsky. To which I replied, “yeah, and both are third rate scholars who aren’t taken seriously by anyone.”
I’m expecting my pink slip any minute now.
Comment by Leopold Stotch — Saturday, March 12, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
Chomsky.
Ugh.
Comment by Steven Taylor — Saturday, March 12, 2024 @ 5:14 pm
Maybe he can be a guest anchor on CBS. I heard they had an opening.
Comment by Bamacrat — Saturday, March 12, 2024 @ 9:18 pm
The continuing CU saga
From Rocky Mountain News: University of Colorado regents want to know how ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill was granted tenure…
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