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Don't you think that some of slowness of response has to do with genuine concern about academic freedom?
Churchill didn't actually earn tenure but instead misrepresented his scholarship to receive it, so he deserved to be fired, no doubt.
But because this dishonestly was only brought to light in response to his controversial statements, I think there was some fear of a slippery slope with lose of true academic freedom. So there was a temptation to err on the side of leniency that wouldn't have existed his dishonesty had been brought to light under different circumstances.
Or you think they'd be this slow with anyone with tenure?
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