Ward Churchill

Ward Churchill is an activist and former University of Colorado professor who was fired from his post in 2007 for academic research misconduct.Rocky Mountain News: CU Regents Fire Ward Churchill (July 25, 2007) Churchill's 2001 essay, "Some People Push Back," stoked controversy in 2005 after Churchill called those who had died in the 9-11 World Trade Center attacks "little Eichmanns."

A Colorado jury ruled in favor of Churchill stating that he was wrongfully fired from his job as a professor at UC. However, the jury awarded him only $1 in damages and the judge will later determine if he should get his job back.FoxNews.com: Jury: Professor Ward Churchill... (April 2, 2009)

In 2005, Churchill was invited to speak on a panel at Hamilton College in upstate New York. Before he appeared, however, excerpts from a 2001 essay Churchill wrote concerning the 9-11 attacks appeared in the college newspaper, and Churchill was disinvited. However, Churchill received extensive press coverage concerning the controversy, and came under attack by Colorado politicians.New York Times: Hamilton College and Lecturer in Fee Dispute (February 12, 2005)

The University of Colorado Board of Regents determined in 2007 that Churchill had engaged in plagiarism and historical fabrication in his writings in voting 8-1 to fire him as a professor at the university.Rocky Mountain News: CU Regents Fire Ward Churchill (July 25, 2007)

On August 25, 2008, during a protest just prior to the start of the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver, Churchill became involved in an incident with FOX News reporter Griff Jenkins. Jenkins allegedly attempted to ask Churchill a question and when Churchill wouldn't answer, allegedly put his hands on the fired University of Colorado professor and activist. A crowd then surrounded Jenkins and began yelling at him.Rocky Mountain News: Protesters Confront Fox News Reporter (August 24, 2008)