Nick_Ninja
Tue Jul 7th, 2009, 02:38 PM
Yeah I know :horse:--- but in my workplace it has been a rough five years for some. I was intimately involved in a past life with the investigative committee. Here's the Chancellor's memo to staff:
TO: CU Boulder Faculty, Staff, Students,
System Administration
FROM: Office of the Chancellor
SENDER: chancellor@Colorado.EDU (chancellor@Colorado.EDU)
DATE: July 7, 2009
SUBJECT: Ruling by Denver Judge on Ward Churchill Case
Dear faculty, staff and students of the University of Colorado at Boulder:
As many of you know by now, a Denver judge today dismissed Ward Churchill's case against the University of Colorado Board of Regents and ruled that it would be inappropriate to return him to the faculty.
While legal maneuvers in this case will likely continue, I believe this to be an appropriate ruling that vindicates our defense of academic integrity at CU-Boulder. From the beginning, we have held that this was not a case involving free speech, but a case centered in the most fundamental of our
values: academic honesty and truth in scholarship. These are values that guide our faculty, that we impart to our students, and that the public expects of us. We stood for them in a court of law, and more importantly, we must continue to stand for them in our daily work at CU.
In doing so, it is wise to remember that a single professor, no matter how outspoken or controversial, does not - and cannot - define an entire university. We are still what we have been since long before Professor Churchill arrived: a community that is diverse, complex and accomplished.
Indeed, today, we are much more: a community that continues to set its sights upon redefining the very concept of a public university. Our work is continuing with renewed purpose, determination and imagination.
I believe what is most important at this juncture is for us to immerse ourselves in this vision at every level of activity, and rededicate ourselves to the advancement of our students and our university. We continue to face a difficult budget predicament nationally and locally. The challenges of creating a vibrant, relevant and transformative curriculum remain. Our call to inspire our students amid an uncertain, changing world is as loud as ever.
So with these challenges before us, let me thank you for your service to the university, and to our students for their idealism, energy and focus.
Together, we will meet these challenges, and in the process, achieve amazing things for Colorado, the nation and the world.
Sincerely,
Phil DiStefano, Chancellor
University of Colorado at Boulder
TO: CU Boulder Faculty, Staff, Students,
System Administration
FROM: Office of the Chancellor
SENDER: chancellor@Colorado.EDU (chancellor@Colorado.EDU)
DATE: July 7, 2009
SUBJECT: Ruling by Denver Judge on Ward Churchill Case
Dear faculty, staff and students of the University of Colorado at Boulder:
As many of you know by now, a Denver judge today dismissed Ward Churchill's case against the University of Colorado Board of Regents and ruled that it would be inappropriate to return him to the faculty.
While legal maneuvers in this case will likely continue, I believe this to be an appropriate ruling that vindicates our defense of academic integrity at CU-Boulder. From the beginning, we have held that this was not a case involving free speech, but a case centered in the most fundamental of our
values: academic honesty and truth in scholarship. These are values that guide our faculty, that we impart to our students, and that the public expects of us. We stood for them in a court of law, and more importantly, we must continue to stand for them in our daily work at CU.
In doing so, it is wise to remember that a single professor, no matter how outspoken or controversial, does not - and cannot - define an entire university. We are still what we have been since long before Professor Churchill arrived: a community that is diverse, complex and accomplished.
Indeed, today, we are much more: a community that continues to set its sights upon redefining the very concept of a public university. Our work is continuing with renewed purpose, determination and imagination.
I believe what is most important at this juncture is for us to immerse ourselves in this vision at every level of activity, and rededicate ourselves to the advancement of our students and our university. We continue to face a difficult budget predicament nationally and locally. The challenges of creating a vibrant, relevant and transformative curriculum remain. Our call to inspire our students amid an uncertain, changing world is as loud as ever.
So with these challenges before us, let me thank you for your service to the university, and to our students for their idealism, energy and focus.
Together, we will meet these challenges, and in the process, achieve amazing things for Colorado, the nation and the world.
Sincerely,
Phil DiStefano, Chancellor
University of Colorado at Boulder