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By Ivan Moreno
Denver, Colorado (AP)
A former University of Colorado professor who was fired on plagiarism allegations amid an uproar about his comments about Sept. 11 victims defended his scholarship in court March 24 against a barrage of questions from a university lawyer.
Ward Churchill testified for a second day in his lawsuit seeking to get his job back. He denies research misconduct and says the university was looking for a reason to fire him over an essay he wrote comparing some Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi.
Denver, Colorado (AP)
A former University of Colorado professor who was fired on plagiarism allegations amid an uproar about his comments about Sept. 11 victims defended his scholarship in court March 24 against a barrage of questions from a university lawyer.
Ward Churchill testified for a second day in his lawsuit seeking to get his job back. He denies research misconduct and says the university was looking for a reason to fire him over an essay he wrote comparing some Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi.
