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Following are faculty sources at the University of Colorado at Boulder who can comment on academic freedom and freedom of speech in connection with the current debate over writings and statements by CU-Boulder Professor Ward Churchill.
- 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 his office, (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 her office, (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 in San Diego at (619) 260-7997.
- Uriel Nauenberg, professor of physics and former chair of the Boulder Faculty Assembly, can comment on faculty members' freedom of expression and faculty rights and responsibilities. He can be reached at his office, (303) 492-7715.
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.