US envoy to Belgium condemns suspension of academic in Arday case
BRUSSELS - The US ambassador to Belgium has denounced the suspension of a US academic who led plagiarism accusations against Jason Arday, the black…
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BRUSSELS - The US ambassador to Belgium has denounced the suspension of a US academic who led plagiarism accusations against Jason Arday, the black ex-Cambridge professor found dead on Aug 14 after resigning over the scandal. Arday, who became Cambridge's youngest-ever black professor when he was appointed in 2023, was found dead in mid-August aged 41. Bill White, posting on X on Aug 21, denounced the decision by the University of Ghent as an attempt to silence Nathan Cofnas, a self-defined “race realist” who was himself sacked from his Cambridge post two years ago.
Furthermore, British media and right-wing commentators seized on the row, claiming Arday had unfairly benefited from diversity, equality and inclusion policies. Diagnosed with autism and other developmental difficulties as a child, Arday had disputed the allegations against him, with his family blaming a racially motivated "misinformation campaign". In July, however, Cofnas came forward to say he had found numerous instances of plagiarism in the professor’s work.
In addition, Ghent University said it was now "assessing" whether there were sufficient grounds to launch full disciplinary proceedings in the Cofnas case. In response to the suspension, White said Washington would be reviewing any relationship it might have with the University of Ghent. “Dishonest, corrupt institutions that engage in, or reward, scapegoating mob behavior are not desirable partners for us,” wrote the ambassador, an ally of US President Donald Trump. In a previous statement on Aug 19, the university said it was “shocked” by Arday’s death and took “very seriously” public statements made by its researcher regarding the former professor.
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BRUSSELS - The US ambassador to Belgium has denounced the suspension of a US academic who led plagiarism accusations against Jason Arday, the black ex-Cambridge professor found dead on Aug 14 after resigning over the scandal.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesArday, who became Cambridge's youngest-ever black professor when he was appointed in 2023, was found dead in mid-August aged 41.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesBill White, posting on X on Aug 21, denounced the decision by the University of Ghent as an attempt to silence Nathan Cofnas, a self-defined “race realist” who was himself sacked from his Cambridge post two years ago.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesBritish media and right-wing commentators seized on the row, claiming Arday had unfairly benefited from diversity, equality and inclusion policies.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesDiagnosed with autism and other developmental difficulties as a child, Arday had disputed the allegations against him, with his family blaming a racially motivated "misinformation campaign".
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIn July, however, Cofnas came forward to say he had found numerous instances of plagiarism in the professor’s work.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesGhent University said it was now "assessing" whether there were sufficient grounds to launch full disciplinary proceedings in the Cofnas case.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIn response to the suspension, White said Washington would be reviewing any relationship it might have with the University of Ghent. “Dishonest, corrupt institutions that engage in, or reward, scapegoating mob behavior are not desirable partners for us,” wrote the ambassador, an ally of US President Donald Trump.
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In a previous statement on Aug 19, the university said it was “shocked” by Arday’s death and took “very seriously” public statements made by its researcher regarding the former professor.
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