Jason Arday, Ward Churchill, Marc Tessier-Lavigne and the Problem of “Academic Misconduct”
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In March 2023, Jason Arday had become the youngest black professor in Cambridge's history at the age of 37. This appointment, in a British academic world where the prestigious faculty remains "dominated by white men", according to diversity policy expert Robin Cohen of Oxford University - had given him visibility far beyond the academic world. But his rise stopped at the end of July, with the placing on the public square of accusations of plagia…
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Jason Arday, Ward Churchill, Marc Tessier-Lavigne and the Problem of “Academic Misconduct”
BY HANK REICHMAN What might celebrated incidents of “academic misconduct,” specifically plagiarism and falsifications, tell us about the crisis of academia? Recent events offer some suggestions. Jason Arday, who days earlier had resigned as professor of sociology at Cambridge University in the wake of credible charges of plagiarism and fabrication, was found dead August 14. When hired in 2023 he had been Cambridge’s youngest Black professor. …
On Friday 14 August, Jason Arday was found dead at his home in Battersea, south of London. He was 41 years old. At the time this chronicle is written, the cause of death is not known. Metropolitan Police considers his death to be unexpected but not suspicious; no third party is suspected and a file must be transmitted to the coroner. Therefore, we must resist the temptation to complete the story ourselves. https://www.lemonde.fr/international/ar…
The Jason Arday case is bigger than Cambridge, and the showdown over the process should not end with his death.
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