US academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume some work
More than 930 academics signed an open letter as the university said its disciplinary case against the American postdoctoral researcher remains ongoing.
- On Friday, Ghent University announced that American researcher Nathan Cofnas may resume academic duties remotely while a disciplinary investigation proceeds, though he remains barred from teaching.
- Ghent suspended Cofnas as a precautionary measure after he accused late Cambridge University professor Jason Arday of plagiarism, prompting review of whether his work on "race realism" conflicted with employment terms.
- U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White claimed he brokered an "amicable agreement" to reinstate Cofnas after threatening to sever U.S. relations and accusing the university of "scapegoating mob behavior."
- More than 930 academics worldwide signed an open letter opposing Cofnas' punishment, while he will continue working on "The Future of Liberalism" project for 60% of his working time.
- While the suspension was lifted, Ghent University maintains the disciplinary case is ongoing, as plagiarism claims against Arday, found dead at age 41 in London earlier this month, fuel broader debate on racism in academia.
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US academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume some work
Nathan Cofnas, the U.S. academic who accused late Cambridge University professor Jason Arday of plagiarism, has been allowed to resume some of his work at Ghent University while a disciplinary probe continues, the Belgian entity said on Friday.
US ambassador to Belgium claims he got Ghent academic reinstated after Jason Arday scandal
The increasingly assertive US ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, has boasted on social media that he brokered an “amicable agreement” to reinstate academic Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University, following Cofnas’ suspension after Cambridge sociology professor Jason Arday committed suicide. “I am – and the United States is – happy Nathan Cofnas is back to work doing what @ugent hired him to do,” said White, in a post on X late Thursday (27 August). …
Arday Accuser Nathan Cofnas Says He Will Not Be Fired
Nathan Cofnas, the American postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University in Belgium who accused the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday of plagiarism, will not be fired, he announced on X Thursday. “I am grateful to Rector Petra De Sutter for allowing me to stay at Ghent University,” Cofnas wrote. “I look forward to continuing to work on the project, ‘The Future of Liberalism,’ for 60% of my working time for the remainder of my one-year postdoc.”
US Ambassador Bill White thanks Ghent Rector Petra De Sutter on X for ‘lifting the suspension’ of researcher Nathan...
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