By Jennifer Brown and Amy Herdy
Denver Post Staff Writers

Colorado's inquiry into professor Ward Churchill has moved into a full-blown investigation, but a decision on whether he'll keep his job could take at least five more months.

In a news release Friday, CU spokeswoman Pauline Hale said the Standing Committee on Research Misconduct had notified interim provost Susan Avery that seven allegations warrant further investigation.

The seven allegations "include alleged instances of plagiarism, misuse of others' work, falsification and fabrication of authority," Hale said, declining to elaborate.

However, she said the seven allegations under consideration "remain unchanged" from the time they were referred to the committee.

Churchill said Friday that he expected the decision but not the way it was presented.

"I'm not surprised it went forward," he said. "I'm outraged at the way it was handled."

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