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Handicapping the Standing Committee on Research Misconduct
Every horse race needs a handicap sheet, and the upcoming seven-month race
to see if Ward Churchill wins or gets scratched is no exception. We've started
research on the 12 members of the Standing Committee on Research Misconduct
(which we'll call "SCRaM") that will be reviewing. You can read the
latest results of our ongoing search for information about these SCRaM members
here. We will include any information we believe might reveal a tendency to lean
one way or another in deciding Churchill's case.
March 30, 2005: The preponderance of solid science types (with earned
Ph.D.s) suggests that if there is any real evidence
of Churchill's misconduct, it will be treated justly. Only the School of
Education member (Guberman) has shown outright support for Churchill, while two
others, Collins (Law) and Nauenberg (Physics), have voiced their support only
for the concepts of Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech. The likely
nomination of an overly sympathetic member for the one position presently vacant
(School of Journalism) could skew the results, but we feel confident in
predicting a Churchill loss at this time.
May 24, 2005: Bella Mody has been named to fill the vacant
Journalism/Communications School seat. From a cursory reading of Professor
Mody's publications and works in progress, it would appear she has
may
have Marxist leanings (see number 5 on the linked page). This does not
bode well for a Churchill loss. Unlike Churchill, however, Mody also appears to
be eminently credentialed--which may skew her opinions against him..
Russell Moore, Professor, Integrated Physiology
Ph.D.,
Exercise Physiology, Washington State University, Pullman
Cortlandt Pierpont, Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Ph.D.,
Brown University
Sanjai Bhagat, Professor, Leeds School of Business
Ph.D.,
University of Washington
Steven R. Guberman, Associate Professor, School of Education
Ph.D.,
UCLA; MA, UCLA; BA, University of Chicago
Member,
Gay, Lesbian, and Bi-Sexual Affairs Committee
Signed
the February petition demanding "the investigation of professor Churchill
be stopped immediately"
Signed the pro-Churchill "In
defense of freedom of speech" ad that ran in the Boulder Daily Camera
Ronald Pak, Professor, Civil Engineering
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Bella Mody, Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
BA, English Literature,
Ranchi University ( India)
MA, Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Psychology, Gujarat University ( India)
Signed the pro-Churchill "In
defense of freedom of speech" ad that ran in the Boulder Daily Camera
Richard Collins, Professor, School of Law
BA,
Chemistry, Yale; LL.B., Harvard
Teaches
American Indian Law courses; CU faculty member since 1982
Has
provided pro bono legal counsel under the auspice of Native American Rights
Fund, California
Indian Legal Services, and Navajo Legal Services
Said of Churchill that it
would be tough to demonstrate that Churchill's work is so inaccurate that he is
an unfit professor.
David Pinkow, Professor (SCRM Chair), College of Music
BM,
Eastman School of Music; MFA, Carnegie-Mellon University; DMA, University of
Maryland
Uriel Nauenberg, Professor, Department of Physics
Ph.D.
Columbia University
Defended
Churchill's academic freedom, but said "If [Churchill] had just been a little
more thoughtful, nothing would have happened. He did not have to say these
things in the manner that he did."
Also
a nominee for CU President selection committee
Linda Morris, Program Assistant, Office of Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education/Research
Tind Shepper Ryen, United Government of Graduate Students
Representative
Doctoral
candidate, Environmental Studies
Joseph Rosse, Director, Office of Research Integrity