WARD CHURCHILL, CONTROVERSIAL FORMER UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO PROFESSOR, DIES AT 78.

Churchill was a longtime professor of ethnic studies at CU Boulder. He became a nationally controversial figure in higher education after an essay he wrote that referred to some of the victims of the 9/11 attacks as “little Eichmanns,” a characterization that prompted widespread condemnation and made Churchill a national figure.

The controversy soon expanded beyond his writings about the 9/11 attacks.

In 2005, the University of Colorado launched a formal investigation into allegations that Churchill had plagiarized portions of other people’s work, misused sources and fabricated material. University officials also investigated allegations that he had misrepresented his American Indian ancestry.

Churchill was the subject of many a blogpost at Instapundit back in the day if you wish to scroll through the archives.