Ward Churchill has been relieved of his teaching duties at the University of Colorado.

The University of Colorado Board of Regents voted to terminate controversial professor Ward Churchill on Tuesday evening.

“This case was an example not of mistakes, but an effort to falsify history and fabricate history and in the final analysis, this individual did not express regret or apologize,” said Brown. “This is a faculty that has an outstanding reputation and this move today protects that reputation.”

I have personally found this man to be a black mark on an Institute of Higher Learning and I believe his (through his attorney) behavior following today’s hearing just continued his pattern of arrogance.

“It sends absolutely an atrocious message to the academic community all over the country, which is: if you stick your neck out and make politically inflammatory comments, your reputation will be destroyed by the university bent on destroying you and ultimately your tenured position will be forfeited,” said Lane. “To the public at large the message is: there will be a payback for free speech.”

Mr. Churchill needs to accept personal responsibility for the real reasons he was terminated.
Details of the allegations which aided the Board of Regents in their decision to release the Professor can be found here with a synopsis of this report at this site.