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“The academic establishment is there to protect freedom of thought,” Gil-White told the paper. “That is violated when the mere fact that I question the U.S. government becomes a reason to threaten me with the loss of my job.”
The Colorado professor, Ward Churchill, sparked controversy with an essay that describes the thousands of American victims who died in the World Trade Center inferno as “little Eichmanns” who were perpetuating America’s “mighty engine of profit.”
Gil-White objects to being compared to Churchill, and Penn officials insist academic freedom is not an issue in their review of his performance, the Inquirer reported.
“We are baffled by Professor Gil-White’s assertions about the role of his politics in our review,” Penn psychology chair Robert DeRubeis said in a written response.
worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42820
The Colorado professor, Ward Churchill, sparked controversy with an essay that describes the thousands of American victims who died in the World Trade Center inferno as “little Eichmanns” who were perpetuating America’s “mighty engine of profit.”
Gil-White objects to being compared to Churchill, and Penn officials insist academic freedom is not an issue in their review of his performance, the Inquirer reported.
“We are baffled by Professor Gil-White’s assertions about the role of his politics in our review,” Penn psychology chair Robert DeRubeis said in a written response.
worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42820