Bruce D. Benson, president, University of Colorado and Philip P. DiStefano, chancellor, University of Colorado Boulder
鈥淭he University of Colorado is pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Mr. Churchill's appeal and that the matter is now over.听 The Supreme Court鈥檚听decision upholds a unanimous line of rulings from the Colorado courts determining that the university has the right and obligation to ensure听high professional standards from its faculty. This decision is a victory for the thousands of men and women on our faculty who live up to that obligation and for the students who benefit from their professionalism.鈥�
Michael Carrigan, Chair, University of Colorado Board of Regents
鈥淲hen Churchill鈥檚 comments about 9/11 first surfaced in 2005, the Board of Regents called for Churchill鈥檚 free speech rights to be protected, and Chancellor DiStefano correctly determined that no one should punish him for exercising his right to free speech. At the same time, however, it was the Board of Regents鈥� obligation to uphold the unanimous verdict of more than 20 faculty members who concluded that Churchill鈥檚 scholarship was illegitimate and prevent him from teaching on a University of Colorado campus. We take that obligation seriously, and today鈥檚 decision is a victory听for CU faculty.鈥�
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