Yesterday, the rumour going around was that Ward Churchill and CU Boulder were discussing a possible buyout to his contract.
This morning, on the local news, we hear that an "agreement" was reached (undisclosed amount).
Quote:
An attorney for Churchill said he expects to reach a settlement with the university "within the next day or so" on the embattled professor's future. Sources close to the negotiations between the lawyers for Churchill and CU told the Post the amount is "well under" $1 million and possibly less than $500,000. Churchill came under fire earlier this year for an essay he wrote in 2001 in which he compared some victims of September 11 to prominent Nazi Adolf Eichmann. Sources told the Post both sides still have to decide if they can live with the implications of making a deal.
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My question:
All along we hear how he is standing on principle, yada-yada-yada.
Then we hear he is probably going to accept money to go away (i.e. bought off).
Does this negate any principle he may have tried to stand on prior to this news?
For reference: While I don't like what he said, I did not think he should be fired for what he said.
Side note: A rumour that has been floating around here for a little bit said that CU Boulder was pretty scared and that Churchill had threatened to let a few skeletons out of the closet if this were to go badly for him. Also, don't forget that the dean stepped down amidst all of this as well (football problems as well as this).