"Ward is certainly being courted by other universities as a significant Indian scholar and teacher. It would be a shame to lose him because of a standard which may be irrelevant in this case," Howe wrote Middleton in an e-mail, referring to Churchill's lack of a doctorate. For the record, standards are not irrelevant. If this joker lied about his experience or ethnicity, then the tenure shouldn't be binding. As far as I know, the Indians (oops, native Americans) are rejecting him.