NEWS TIP SHEET
Following are faculty sources at the University of Colorado at Boulder and elsewhere who can comment on tenure and academic freedom in connection with the current debate over writings and statements by CU-Boulder Professor Ward Churchill.
* Barbara Bintliff, professor of law and chair of the Boulder Faculty Assembly, can address the issues of tenure and academic freedom. She can be reached at (303) 492-1233.
* Uriel Nauenberg, professor of physics and former chair of the Boulder Faculty Assembly, can comment on tenure and faculty members' freedom of expression and faculty rights and responsibilities. He can be reached at (303) 492-7715.
* R L Widmann, associate professor of English, is chair of the Faculty Council's Committee on Educational Policy and University Standards and also chair of the Boulder Faculty Assembly's Academic Affairs Committee. She can address tenure, academic freedom and free speech. She can be reached at (303) 492-8946.
* Robert Schulzinger, professor of history, can comment on tenure and academic freedom. He can be reached at his office until March 1 at (303) 492-7993.
* Payson Sheets, professor of anthropology, can discuss the issue of tenure at universities. He can be reached at (303) 492-7302.
* Ruth Flowers, director of the American Association of University Professor's Department of Public Policy and Communications, can take calls about academic freedom and tenure. Flowers can be reached in Washington, D.C., at (202) 737-5900, ext. 3029. If she is not available, calls can be referred to Jonathan Knight, director of the AAUP's Office of Academic Freedom and Tenure. He can be reached at (202) 737-5900, ext. 3023.
* Richard Collins, law professor and director of the Byron White Center for the Study of Constitutional Law, is available to discuss First Amendment rights, freedom of speech and hate speech. Collins can be reached at (303) 492-5493.
* Melissa Hart, associate professor of law, can comment on employment law, employment discrimination and free speech in the work place. She can be reached at (303) 735-6344.
* Robert Nagel, professor of law at CU-Boulder and currently a visiting professor at the University of San Diego School of Law, is an expert on the First Amendment and federal constitutional law. He can be reached at (619) 260-7997.
For assistance, please contact the Office of News Services at (303) 492-6431, Dirk Martin at (303) 492-3112, Peter Caughey at (303) 492-4007 or Jeannine Malmsbury at (303) 492-3115.