Comments on: Ward Churchill Fired for Academic Misconduct http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/ward_churchill_fired_for_plagiarism_academic_misconduct/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:32:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Anon http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/ward_churchill_fired_for_plagiarism_academic_misconduct/comment-page-1/#comment-139990 Anon Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:35:43 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/ward_churchill_fired_for_plagiarism_academic_misconduct/#comment-139990 It's interesting to me to see how politicized other fields are. In engineering, for the large majority of my faculty colleagues, I have no idea if they are liberal or conservative. It's interesting to me to see how politicized other fields are. In engineering, for the large majority of my faculty colleagues, I have no idea if they are liberal or conservative.

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/ward_churchill_fired_for_plagiarism_academic_misconduct/comment-page-1/#comment-139978 James Joyner Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:35:04 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/ward_churchill_fired_for_plagiarism_academic_misconduct/#comment-139978 It's a slippery slope. My guess is far more conservatives would be labeled "idiots" by their peers than liberals. Indeed, Churchill's "Little Eichmans" comment would probably get stronger support among most faculties than a professor arguing that Bush is doing a good job and we need to stay in Iraq to get the job done. It's a slippery slope. My guess is far more conservatives would be labeled "idiots" by their peers than liberals. Indeed, Churchill's "Little Eichmans" comment would probably get stronger support among most faculties than a professor arguing that Bush is doing a good job and we need to stay in Iraq to get the job done.

]]> By: Steve Plunk http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/ward_churchill_fired_for_plagiarism_academic_misconduct/comment-page-1/#comment-139965 Steve Plunk Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:22:36 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/ward_churchill_fired_for_plagiarism_academic_misconduct/#comment-139965 At what point, for the sake of the students, does a university need to dismiss professors for just being "idiots"? For gosh sakes doesn't the school owe something to the students who have to put up with the loonies that seemingly every college has? Tenured or not, students are the ones getting the raw deal by having these kooks holed up in some quirky department twisting minds and ogling coeds. I've seen 'em and I'm sure most everyone else has too. Some reform is due in order to respect the rights of those who the colleges and universities and there for, students. At what point, for the sake of the students, does a university need to dismiss professors for just being "idiots"? For gosh sakes doesn't the school owe something to the students who have to put up with the loonies that seemingly every college has?

Tenured or not, students are the ones getting the raw deal by having these kooks holed up in some quirky department twisting minds and ogling coeds. I've seen 'em and I'm sure most everyone else has too.

Some reform is due in order to respect the rights of those who the colleges and universities and there for, students.

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