On some level I bet Ward is hoping to be fired. In his own mind he will finally have a real reason to call himself a victim and cite his oppression. Sounds like the whole native American thing he has used in the past is just bunk.
I'm sure Berkeley or Cornell will take him. Ward would fit right in the "City of Evil."
If he's fired, he'll file a huge lawsuit which the university will probably settle out of court. Churchill will never really have to take consequences for his dishonesty and vitriol.