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Denver Post: Fire Ward Churchill

More than two years have passed since the waves of controversy first started lapping at Ward Churchill, the embattled University of Colorado professor. In that same time, other recognizable names tied to CU - Betsy Hoffman, Gary Barnett - have been relegated to history.

Yet Churchill remains.

That's because the ethnic studies professor has been given the appropriate due process - and then some.

It's never been easy to fire a tenured professor, which is good, but that time has come for Churchill.
Read entire article at Denver Post Editorial