|
||
|
News
Events
Publications
For the Media
For the Hamilton Community
Of Special Interest
|
Kirkland Project Panel with Ward ChurchillNews and InformationTo examine the issues associated with Mr. Churchill's scheduled visit and its subsequent cancellation due to threats of violence, the College has developed this page to include Hamilton's official statements, various news articles, editorials and interviews. The College has posted more than 600 e-mails from the general public, alumni and parents online to facilitate a full and thorough examination of the issues associated with Mr. Churchill's visit. They can be accessed at Hamilton Alumni and Parent Responses and The Public Responds. We welcome additional responses from our alumni community. Registered HOLAC members can share their thoughts through the HOLAC Message Boards. Hamilton RespondsHamilton College, March 3: First Amendment/Free Speech/Academic Freedom in relation to the Ward Churchill Affair Hamilton College, March 3: Hate Speech and its relationship to the Ward Churchill Affair Hamilton College, February 18: Hamilton President Meets Alumni and Parents Hamilton College Student Assembly, February 11: Dear Alumni and Friends ... Hamilton College, February 9: President's Letter to the Hamilton Community Hamilton College, February 1: Kirkland Project Panel Cancelled Hamilton College, January 30: President Stewart Sends Message to Hamilton Community Hamilton College, January 26: College Issues Statement Concerning Churchill Visit News Articles*Utica Observer-Dispatch, March 3: College moves past controversy KPUA/AP, February 23: Professor who is target of nationwide criticism speaks at Hawaii *U.S. News & World Report, February 21: A Windy War of Words *Denver Post, February 20: Ethnic-studies divisions across U.S. working to defend their discipline *Newsday/AP, February 20: SUNY eyes taking the price out of free speech on campus *The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), February 15: UO strikes Colorado professor from conference panel *Newsday, February 13: Battle Heats Up Over Academic Freedom *The Chronicle, February 10: Anatomy of a Free-Speech Firestorm: How a Professor's 3-Year-Old Essay Sparked a National Controversy "Talk of the Nation," February 9: Academic Freedom in the Post-Sept. 11 Era CBS News, February 9: The Banality Of Writing About Evil The Spectator, student newspaper: Articles on Ward Churchill Editorials*Utica Observer-Dispatch, February 20: Freedom of expression crucial to democracy Capital Times (Madison, Wisc.), February 19: Churchill's speech canceled out of concern for student safety *Chicago Sun-Times, February 18: Profs free to speak -- not preach Boston Phoenix, February 18: Warding off attack *The Oregonian, February 18: Free Speech in the Land of Wayne Morse The Spectator, February 18: A post-wardem: one professor's defense NY Post, February 17: Warding off evil and stupidity San Antonio Express-News, February 16: Academics too often rally behind the wrong idea (registration required) *Gavel to Gavel - CBS4 (Denver, CO), February 16: Fighting Faiths *Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN), February 15: Academic freedom: Wrong professor, maybe; right cause *The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), February 14: Freedom in Jeopardy The State, February 13: A public university power play *Sunday News (Lancaster, Pa.), February 13: The cost of free speech just keeps going up and up Washington Times, February 13: Lesson in double standards Slate, February 10: Stupidity as a Firing Offense: Why is Bill O'Reilly chairing our faculty meetings? *Chicago Tribune, February 9: A contemptible professor's rights The Chronicle, February 9: In Ward Churchill Case, Who Defines 'Acceptable' Speech? Washington Times, February 7: Of liberty and license *Denver Post, February 6: Those outrageous opinions *Utica Observer-Dispatch, February 6: Guest column: Time to take back Hamilton College NY Times, February 3: Free Speech, Repugnant Speech (5 Letters) (registration required) Washington Post, February 3: Giving In to the Mob (registration required) *Utica Observer-Dispatch, February 2: Editorial: Hamilton's speaker choices unwise *Utica Observer-Dispatch, February 2: Editorial: ... but threats of violence demean us all *Denver Post, January 29: That Sturdy First Amendment Wall Street Journal, January 28: There They Go Again (registration required) John H. O'Neill, Edmund A. LeFevre Professor of English, undated: Bill O'Reilly, Ward Churchill, and Hamilton College (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) Corrections and ClarificationsNew York Times, February 3: Repugnant Speech (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) Washington Post, February 3: Giving into the mob (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) New York Post, February 2: Hamilton Hooey, Cont. (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) Fox News Channel, January 28: "The O'Reilly Factor" (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) Additional InformationCNN, February 4, 8 p.m. EST: Paula Zahn Now University of Colorado: Churchill's Press Release: January 31, 2005 * This article is no longer available online, or is only available by paid subscription. |
Upcoming EventsA trio of exhibiti... (11/08)Catholic Mass (11/08) More ... News Highlights Boilermaker Draws Many Hamilton RunnersMore than 50 Hamilton students, employees and alumni and their family members participated in the 32nd annual Boilermaker, a 15k road race in Utica, on July 12. This year's race boasted 10,580 finishers, led by Moroccan Ridouane Harroufi, who won with a time of 43 minutes, 56 seconds. The Boilermaker annually attracts elite runners from all over the world, including Olympians and world record holders. The 9.3 mile Boilermaker is rated as one of the top 100 races in the U.S. by Runner's World magazine. See statistical summaries for 2009 here. More ... John Murad '80 Appointed to SUNY Board of TrusteesJohn L. Murad Jr. '80, a partner with the Syracuse law firm Hancock & Estabrook LLP, has been appointed to the State University of New York Board of Trustees. SUNY is the nation's largest public university system. Murad was nominated for the position by Gov. David Paterson, and his nomination was confirmed by the New York State Senate June 3. The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall central administration, supervision and coordination of the SUNY institutions. More ... |
|
||
