Ward Churchill Solidarity Network

CU Regents Receive Hundreds of Letters from Around the World … Michael Meeropol Weighs In:

TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO:

I am a lifelong academic. . . .

Though I am a member of a dissident minority within the Economics Profession, I have hesitated to voice my support for Professor Ward Churchill as his case was being adjudicated. I would have been very quick to condemn a politically motivated firing had it occurred because someone made a speech or delivered a controversial lecture. However, these charges were (I thought) substantive and went to the heart of our profession’s integrity – relating to intellectual honesty.

I have been moved, however, to finally raise my voice in protest after reading the detailed analysis by Professor Tom Mayer of the University’s Sociology Department. To be frank and blunt, the charges against Professor Churchill are bogus and represent a fig-leaf of cover for a politically motivated firing. . . .

What will happen as a result of Professor Churchill’s dismissal will be an increasing uniformity among faculty – with particularly young faculty afraid to truly practice their profession – afraid to truly speak (and write) what is in their hearts and minds. The losers will be your students but in a very real sense, the narrowing of the acceptable scope of dialogue within your university (and others as well – chilled by your behavior) will mean a loss for a nation as a whole. . . .

The republic has much to lose should such voices be silenced.

I urge you sincerely to vote NOT to terminate Professor Churchill. . . .

Sincerely,
Michael A. Meeropol, Ph D
Chair, Department of Economics
Western New England College
Springfield, Massachusetts

Michael and Robert Meeropol are co-authors of We Are Your Sons: The Legacy of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg

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Write the CU Regents: c/o Millie.Cortez@cu.edu