Nothing Authentic at All

Another of Ward Churchill's "scholarly" achievements appears to have been stolen and plagiarized.

Did University of Colorado ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill see secret Canadian government files about child abuse in Indian boarding schools?
Highly unlikely, says a Canadian researcher who reviewed the files and cited them in his 1999 book about the history of the infamous boarding schools.

So how did references to those documents end up in Churchill's 2004 book on the schools?

"Unless he got himself into one of those black suits that Tom Cruise used in that movie and snuck himself into the Department of Indian Affairs at midnight, he's not seen the documents," said John S. Milloy, a professor at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.

This is not the first time Churchill has been accused of stealing facts from someone else's research.

Churchill's dismissal was recommended last year after a faculty investigation revealed plagiarism and fabrication of facts in his previous works. His case is on appeal before a faculty grievance panel.

Churchill did not return phone calls or an e-mail message about this latest allegation. His attorney, David Lane, declined to comment.

Everything about this man is plagiarized or counterfeit, including his ancestry.

Meanwhile, the taxpayers (all those little Eichmans) continue to pay him $96,000 while he sits on his fat ass appealing his dismissal.

The Churchill files: an update

University of Colorado ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill continues to collect his $96,000 annual salary while his dismissal winds through an appeals process.

• Dismissal: Rrecommended last June after a faculty investigation confirmed academic misconduct, including plagiarism and fabricating facts.

• Appeal: Filed by Churchill with the Faculty Council's Privilege and Tenure Committee.

• Lawsuit: Churchill filed suit, claiming CU was responsible for some of his legal fees. A court turned him down.

• Report to president: The Privilege and Tenure Committee is expected to issue a report to CU President Hank Brown. If Brown disagrees, he will have 15 days to ask the committee to alter its decision, followed by another 15 days for the committee to respond. Meanwhile, Churchill's attorney and the attorney who represented CU before the committee will file briefs with Brown. Brown will send his decision to the Board of Regents.

• Reject or recommend: If Brown rejects dismissal, the decision is final. If Brown recommends dismissal, Churchill can file a written appeal with Brown, after which the regents will hold a private hearing. The regents must vote in a public meeting.

• The regents: The issue won't come up at the regents' March meeting, but might emerge by April. Churchill's attorney, David Lane, said he will go to court if the regents vote for dismissal.