Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by university
An academic who accused the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday of plagiarism has been suspended from his post at a Belgian university. Nathan Cofnas, a self-defined “race realist”, was among those to question Arday’s work and achievements – prompting a weeks-long plagiarism row prior to his death on 14 August. Cofnas said he was under [...] The post Academic who accused Jason Arday of…
Nathan Cofnas, a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, has been suspended from his post following accusations of discrimination against the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Cofnas, who identifies as a "race realist," alleged that Arday's work contained passages lifted with minimal editing. Arday, who was the youngest black professor at Cambridge in 2023, died on 14 August.
The university, in a statement, expressed concern over Cofnas' recent public statements and took disciplinary action as a precaution. The university emphasized its commitment to academic freedom and open debate, but noted that freedom has limits and must be balanced with responsibility to protect others' rights.
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