Donald Trump‘s ambassador to Belgium has called for an American academic who was suspended by a university for sharing plagiarism allegations about Jason Arday to be reinstated in the name of free speech.
Nathan Cofnas, an academic specialising in the philosophy of biology, was stood down from his position at Ghent University on Thursday.
Arday, who was hired as the youngest black professor at the University of Cambridge at age 37 in 2023, was found dead at his London home last Friday.
The 41-year-old resigned from his position as a sociology of education professor following intense scrutiny over claims of academic plagiarism first aired
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