Dear Colleagues: Some of our colleagues about whom Horowitz lied in his book _The Professors_ have drawn up a petition on the case of Ward Churchill, and how the Administration at the University of Colorado has violated his academic freedom by a politically-motivated attempt to get him fired.
The petition does _not_ endorse Churchill's stupid statement about the "little Eichmanns" -- which he has withdrawn, and in any case which he has the right to make without his job being threatened. Nor does it endorse the works of Churchill's scholarship that have been questioned in the UCO report. Rather, it opposes the politically-motivated nature of the attack on him. It supports his academic freedom. Please read it at http://www.teachersfordemocracy.org/?q=node/19 A link to sign it is at the bottom of this page. I've signed it. We had quite a bit of discussion about the wording, and some wording endorsing some of Churchill's scholarship was taken out. I urge you to sign it too. In addition, please spread it further. Email it to colleagues on professional, academic, and union mailing lists. Sincerely, Grover Furr Montclair SU -- Jim Devine / "You need a busload of faith to get by." -- Lou Reed.
