US ambassador to Belgium criticizes Ghent University’s suspension of professor over Jason Arday accusations
Bill White said the Trump administration is reviewing ties with Ghent University after the suspension, while U.S. Defense Department grants there total $869,000.
- On Thursday, Ghent University suspended postdoctoral researcher Nathan Cofnas and launched a "preliminary disciplinary investigation" following his public allegations that Cambridge University professor Jason Arday committed plagiarism.
- Cofnas published an exposé last month documenting issues with Arday's "academic qualifications and honorary appointments." Cambridge launched an investigation, prompting Arday's resignation; he was found dead in his South London residence days later.
- Ghent rectors Petra De Sutter and Herwig Reynaert condemned "recent public statements" by Cofnas as a "precautionary measure." The university stated, "We attach great importance to academic freedom," but added, "that freedom is not unlimited."
- U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White condemned the suspension Friday, announcing the Trump administration is "reviewing any relationships we have with Ghent University" and calling the institution "dishonest" for attempting to "punish accurate journalism."
- The dispute threatens Ghent's $869,000 in ongoing U.S. Department of Defense grants. White defended Cofnas, a self-described "race realist," arguing, "The ultimate purpose of freedom of speech is to overturn lies, fraud, and false ideologies.
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Trump Admin Condemns ‘Retaliation’ Against American Academic Who Exposed Deceased Plagiarist Jason Arday.
The U.S. Mission to Belgium has criticized Ghent University for suspending Nathan Cofnas, the academic who exposed the plagiarism and fraudulent claims of the late Jason Arday, a former professor at the University of Cambridge.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Mission to Belgium has condemned Ghent University for suspending the academic who broke the Jason Arday scandal. DETAIL: The condemnation came on Friday after it was reported that acade…
Donald Trump official slams Belgian university for suspending Jason Arday critic
A member of Donald Trump's administration has hit out at a Belgian university for suspending an American member of staff who had been among the first to be critical of Jason Arday prior to the academic's tragic death.Nathan Cofnas – a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University's Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences – was at the heart of the row which saw the Cambridge professor resign from his post amid intense public scrutiny.The 41-yea…
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