Two external scholars have joined the Investigative Committee reviewing charges of research misconduct alleged against Professor Ward Churchill at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Jos茅 Lim贸n, professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, and Robert N. Clinton, professor of law at Arizona State University, have been named to replace two professors who recently resigned from the five-member panel.
Under CU-Boulder rules, the Investigative Committee is charged by the Standing Committee on Research Misconduct to conduct a full and impartial investigation of any research misconduct complaints. The Standing Committee is chaired by Joe Rosse, professor of business and director of the Office of Research Integrity.
"We are pleased that professors Lim贸n and Clinton have agreed to serve in this important capacity," said Pauline Hale, CU-Boulder spokesperson. "They bring strong credentials through scholarship, teaching and leadership in their respective fields of study."
Jose E. Lim贸n is the Mody C. Boatright Regents Professor of American and English Literature at the University of Texas at Austin and director of the university's Center for Mexican-American Studies.
Lim贸n's areas of study include American literature and ethnic and third-world literature. His academic interests include cultural studies, Chicano literature, anthropology and literature, and U.S.-Mexico cultural relations.
Lim贸n has received numerous honors, fellowships and grants during his academic career. He has received fellowships from the Stanford Humanities Research Center, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Council of Learned Societies. In 1999, he was named among the "Twenty Most Influential Texans" by Texas Monthly Magazine. Lim贸n is the author of many scholarly articles, books and other publications.
Robert N. Clinton is the Foundation Professor of Law and an affiliated faculty member of the American Indian Studies Program at Arizona State University. From 2001-03, he served as the Barry Goldwater Chair of American Institutions at ASU. He also serves as Chief Justice of the Winnebago Supreme Court, as Associate Justice of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court of Appeals and as Associate Justice for Colorado River Indian Tribes Court of Appeals.
Clinton's areas of expertise include federal Indian law, tribal law, and Native American history, constitutional law, federal courts, civil procedure and copyrights. He is the author of numerous articles, treatises, casebooks and other publications.
The Investigative Committee is chaired by CU law Professor Marianne Wesson. Other CU-Boulder members include history Professor Marjorie McIntosh and sociology Professor Michael Radelet.