Bellesiles, in his new job, asks, "Do you want fries with that?"
Posted on 10/25/2002 2:34:15 PM PDT by WBeckham
"Although we would not normally release any of the materials connected with a case involving the investigation of faculty misconduct in research, in light of the intense scholarly interest in the matter I have decided, with the assent of Professor Bellesiles as well as of the members of the Investigative Committee, to make public the report of the Investigative Committee appointed by me to evaluate the allegations made against Professor Bellesiles (none of the supporting documents, however, are being made public). The text of the report is now available online at www.emory.edu/central/NEWS/"
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MAYBE NOT (BELLESILES CHRONICLES) [Melissa Seckora] Eric Foner, a Columbia University history professor, and chairman of Columbia's 2002 Bancroft Prize Committee, says that the Bancroft has never been revoked, and that he's not sure that Roger Lane is right when he says Columbia is considering taking back Bellesiles's. "I've heard nothing about Columbia rescinding the prize. The University's trustees would have to do it, not the Bancroft Committee." Foner, who was critical of Doris Kearns Goodwin and Stephen Ambrose when their plagiarism charges were in the news, says he is agnostic on the Bellesiles case: "I haven't made up my mind. The problem is that I'm not in a position to know--I'm not an expert in the use of probate inventories."
Picture me desperately clinging to the needle of my Gloat-O-Meter, trying to haul it back off the peg on the right side of the meter before it bends itself in half...
Now the bad news? He'll be offered an endowed chair in some Ivy League school for his "boldness of approach."
Don't be too sure... He's "Damaged Goods".
I think we should all throw a big party to celebrate Dr. Bellesiles' new career in the car wash industry...
Bellesiles, in his new job, asks, "Do you want fries with that?"
So, this paragon of virtue has been receiving a PAYCHECK for doing nothing... and has now announced his resignation effective DECEMBER 31, 2002... meaning he will CONTINUE to do nothing for Emory for another TWO MONTHS!
In fact, his reply, which evidentally contained his resignation means that he will recieve this paycheck for THREE MONTHS of non-work. I would guess that amount of pay might total to MORE than the amount of the Bancroft Prize he fraudulently received for writing his lies.
What's wrong with this picture?
I guess what they say about late Friday news is true...
This is either disingenuous or grossly uninformed on the part of Foner, as Bellesiles work has been publicly reviewed, months ago, by the woman who is probably the country's foremost expert on probate inventories. Her utter disgust was evident even in her scholarly review published in a distinguished journal.
5.56mm
uh huh
Bellesiles' lies about colonial gun ownership have merited a 'severence' of his relationship with Emory University.
The prize is named for Bob Beckel, Democratic Stalwart, Mondale '84 Campaign Chair, and would-be 2000 Electoral College tamperer, who tickled our fancy with his combination divorce/alcoholism/prostitution/blackmail jag, a history-making Schadenfreudische Superfecta!
My thanks to Freeper 'Liz' for her help in creating this prize. Have a nominee for the Beckel Prize? Freepmail me.
Dunce! You don't have to be "an expert in the use of probate inventories" to understand that Bellesiles claimed to have used inventories from San Francisco that didn't exist.
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