Jason Arday and the new politics of plagiarism

The controversy over Arday’s work reflects an ongoing trend of ideological opponents levying plagiarism accusations

Nathan Cofnas was suspended from Ghent University in Belgium pending an investigation following the death of Jason Arday.

A very interesting piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Here are two brief excerpts, but they can't do justice…

Nathan Cofnas, the academic who exposed plagiarism allegations against former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, has been suspended by a Belgian university over public statements about the scandal and placed under disciplinary investigation. Ghent University announced Thursday that it had suspended a postdoctoral researc

Cambridge professor Jason Arday was found dead at his home in London on Aug. 14, 2026, days after he resigned from his position amid accusations of plagiarism, which he had denied. Nordin Catic/Getty Images After a meteoric rise to the top ranks of British academia, scholar Jason Arday was found dead at his London hom

“They will almost certainly fire me,” predicted American philosopher Nathan Cofnas.

Arday, who became Cambridge's youngest-ever black professor when he was appointed in 2023, was found dead Friday aged 41.

Nathan Cofnas is a self-defined 'race realist' and was himself sacked from his Cambridge post two years ago

Academic behind charges against Arday suspended  Dawn

Nathan Cofnas: Academic who first accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by university in 'discrimination' probe  GB News

Nathan Cofnas, from the US, was also formerly employed at Cambridge University, from where Professor Arday resigned before his death

Ghent University in Belgium said it suspended the academic, Nathan Cofnas, pending an investigation.

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. Cofn

Researcher Nathan Cofnas, an outspoken critic of DEI, was himself sacked from Cambridge in 2024 over his views on race.

Nathan Cofnas, the academic who made plagiarism allegations against late University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday, has been suspended by Ghent University in Belgium, where he works as a postdoctoral researcher.

The self-styled race realist works as a researcher at the university's department of philosophy and moral sciences.

A 'race realist' academic who made plagiarism allegations against the late Jason Arday has been suspended by his university

Researcher Nathan Cofnas previously claimed Black people would hold few high-profile positions in a meritocracy Nathan Cofnas, the academic who made plagiarism allegations against Prof Jason Arday before his death, has been suspended by a university. Arday, 41, resigned from his role at the University of Cambridge this

Cofnas, a self-described race realist, was fired from Cambridge in 2024.

A Belgian university on Thursday suspended a US academic who spearheaded accusations of plagiarism against Jason Arday, the black ex-Cambridge professor found dead last week after resigning over the scandal. Researcher Nathan Cofnas – a self-defined “race realist” who was himself sacked from his Cambridge post two year

Nathan Cofnas, the U.S. academic who raised plagiarism concerns over the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday, said on Thursday he had been suspended by Belgium’s Ghent University and was under investigation for discrimination.

Nathan Cofnas says he is being investigated for discriminating against the late Cambridge professor.

Academic who raised plagiarism allegations against Jason Arday suspended by his university  Reuters

PARIS, Aug 20 - Nathan Cofnas, the U.S. academic who raised plagiarism concerns over the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday, said on Thursday he had been suspended by Belgium's Ghent University and was under investigation for discrimination.

Philosopher Nathan Cofnas has been suspended as his university after the death of former Professor Jason Arday.

An academic who made plagiarism allegations against Professor Jason Arday before his death has been suspended by a university.

An academic who made plagiarism allegations against Professor Jason Arday before his death has been suspended by a university.Prof Arday resigned from his role at the University of Cambridge this month after he faced intense scrutiny over accusations of plagiarism initially made by fellow academic Nathan Cofnas.Mr Cofn

Nathan Cofnas, academic at the centre of Jason Arday plagiarism row, suspended by Ghent University  lbc.co.uk

In a young Black professor’s academic misconduct, a “race-realist” found a “hook for a story.”

A race science aficionado was among the detractors who gleefully piled on to expose Arday’s transgressions. He wouldn't respect any scholarship produced by Black people.

Professor Jason Arday’s life was precious and important. It ended prematurely following a callous, industrial-scale media witch hunt. For all the talk of the facts, many facts about his life have come to light since his passing. That he was widely regarded as a gentle man, a mentor to a number of young scholars and…

Jason Arday, who was once celebrated as Cambridge University’s youngest Black professor, was found dead last week after weeks of news stories presenting evidence that he was a plagiarist and fabulist

Jason Arday’s death sparks UK debate over academic rigor, racism after media ‘frenzy’  AP News