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Ward Churchill Redux

The New York Times: Ward Churchill Redux

By Stanley Fish

Last Thursday, a jury in Denver ruled that the termination of activist-teacher Ward Churchill by the University of Colorado had been wrongful (a term of art) even though a committee of his faculty peers had found him guilty of a variety of sins.

Neoliberalism and Higher Education

The New York Times: Neoliberalism and Higher Education

By Stanley Fish

I’ve been asking colleagues in several departments and disciplines whether they’ve ever come across the term “neoliberalism” and whether they know what it means. A small number acknowledged having heard the word; a very much smaller number ventured a tentative definition.