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world1 month ago•8 min saved

Cambridge insiders say a Google search could have flagged Cofnas’s hire

Exclusive reporting shows Cambridge privately warned Cofnas shouldn’t have been hired and that a Google search would have revealed troubling race‑related views; Cofnas was later dismissed by Emmanuel College, pursued a belief‑discrimination lawsuit (dismissed by the college on reputational grounds), and is under a Ghent University disciplinary probe for recent public statements, while receiving support from the US government and Elon Musk amid a broader media campaign over Arday and DEI.

via Middle East Eye|

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education1 month ago•7 min saved

Who Deserves Protection? The Cofnas–Arday Debate on Academic Freedom

A transatlantic dispute over academic freedom erupts after Ghent University suspends Nathan Cofnas for alleging that Cambridge sociologist Jason Arday plagiarized and fabricated aspects of his life; hundreds of scholars sign letters on both sides—defending Cofnas’s right to challenge colleagues and criticizing the surrounding rhetoric as potentially enabling racist pseudoscience—while Arday’s death after intense media scrutiny has sharpened calls for accountability, DEI considerations, and safeguards against threats to Black scholars.

via The Chronicle of Higher Education|

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world1 month ago•5 min saved

US envoy backs controversial scholar amid Cambridge plagiarism saga after professor’s death

The U.S. ambassador to Belgium publicly defended Nathan Cofnas, an American postdoc who accused Cambridge professor Jason Arday of plagiarism and sparked a broader dispute in higher education. Arday, who became Cambridge’s youngest Black professor, was found dead in London amid intense scrutiny; Cofnas has been suspended by Ghent University as it probes issues around Arday’s credentials. The ambassador said the U.S. will review ties with Ghent, noting U.S. research funding at the university, while Cambridge had initially backed Arday before opening its own inquiry and Arday’s family described a campaign of misinformation.

via Politico|

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