More on Churchill, from another listserve. Elaine
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From: Deborah Gussman
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 2:14 PM
To: Ingulli, Elaine
Subject: Fw: Re: Ward Churchill
Deborah Gussman
Arts and Humanities, K-150
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From: "Malea Powell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: Ward Churchill
> Judith,
>
> You're correct, this is controversial. The story on Churchill is in
> this week's Chronicle for Higher Ed and they are certainly looking at
> the controversey in terms of academic freedom as well.
>
> For folks who are interested, there's been a good deal of
> controversey over this issue on another list where I lurk --
> Rhetoricians for Peace -- so I'm copying below a request that one of
> my students recently made about the matter and would encourage
> interested folks to take action. I'd also point to Scott Lyons' post
> on that list (see below) for a cogent argument about why we should
> pay attention to this attempt to limit dissent.
>
> Malea
>
> *********************
> Greetings. This email in part is regarding Professor Ward Churchill.
> Recently, the Regents Board at the University of Colorado decided to
> review his tenured position in response to controversy surrounding
> his writings about 9/11 and US foreign policy. In sending this
> email, I recognize that there are many viewpoints on this situation,
> some views that others have made known to me:
> Writing by Prof. Churchill and his response to the controversy:
> http://www.kersplebedeb.com/mystuff/s11/churchill.html
> Article from Indian Country Today:
> http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096410293
> Listserv post by Prof. Scott Lyons:
> https://secure.lsit.ucsb.edu/archives/rfp/2005-February/005555.html
> Story by NPR:
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4474995
>
> Please take the time to review this matter and contemplate your
> possible response, as it likely has dire consequences for academic
> freedom on our campuses. Certainly, others may have more accounts on
> the situation to offer, which I would appreciate receiving.
>
> At my end, I have decided to assist several colleagues from
> Rhetoricians for Peace (http://www.rhetoriciansforpeace.org) by
> supporting Prof. Churchill's academic freedom as a scholar. One
> result of our collaboration is an on-line petition
> (http://www.petitiononline.com/ma1234/petition.html).
>
> Personally, I sent a letter to the Board written as a scholar who
> aligns her work with the broader public and is descended from
> survivors of colonization. Feel free to contact me if you're
> interested in this letter.Also, my RFP colleagues and I are working
> on a broader statement addressing the threat to academic freedom now
> facing higher education. If you're interested in its progress and/or
> to become involved, please visit RFP's archives or subscribe to the
> list (https://secure.lsit.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo/rfp).
>
> Sincerely,
> Melissa Hasbrook, PhD Candidate, Rhetoric & Writing Program, Michigan
> State University
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> International Scholar, Faculty of Theology, Katholieke Universiteit
> Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)
>
>
> >I know there is debate about Ward Churchill, but I think what is
happening
> >around him in CO right now is important to all of us due to academic
freedom
> >and the tenure process. I am wondering how other people are feeling
about
> >this latest political storm. Any comments? Judith Villa
>
> --
> Malea Powell
> Associate Professor of Writing, Rhetoric & American Cultures
> American Indian Studies Program
> Michigan State University
> Editor, SAIL: Studies in American Indian Literatures
>
> 273 Bessey Hall
> East Lansing, MI 48824-1033
> 517-432-2577
>
> >"It is necessary to look back to the past. ... We who are living
> >today, that is what we are to be guided by."
> >Simon Ortiz, "This Is the Way Still We Shall Go One," Out There
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