Protest organised against Arday accuser's Oxford talk

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 11:02 · Archive

Stand Up to Racism has organised a demonstration against Nathan Cofnas's talk at Oxford University's Oriel College on 17 November. The free talk, organised by Oxford Reform UK, is titled An Evening with Nathan Cofnas: Is DEI Undermining Higher Education?. Mr Cofnas wrote a blog accusing Professor Jason Arday of plagiarism in his doctoral thesis. The former Cambridge University academic was found dead at his home in south London in August at the age of 41 following intense scrutiny over accusations of plagiarism in his work and fabrication of his life story. An inquest into his death is under way.

Mr Cofnas has advocated for 'race realism' and has previously written that black people are less intelligent than other groups and would 'disappear from almost all high-profile positions outside of sports and entertainment' under a meritocratic system. An Eventbrite profile of the talk stated that Mr Cofnas 'faced recent controversy after exposing the plagiarism of Jason Arday'. He was suspended from Ghent University in Belgium in August before being reinstated after pressure by United States ambassador Bill White.

Oxford's colleges previously released a statement after Professor Arday died, saying the university 'values the diversity of our staff and students' and that 'equality, diversity and inclusion have long been a core part of our academic mission'.

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• Protest organised against talk at Oxford college by Jason Arday accuserA protest has been organised against a event at an Oxford University college by the academic who accused the late Professor Jason Arday of plagiarism.Oxfordshire Guardian · 25 Oct, 10:18
• Protest organised against talk at Oxford college by Jason Arday accuserA protest has been organised against a event at an Oxford University college by the academic who accused the late Professor Jason Arday of plagiarism.Oxford Mail · 25 Oct, 10:18

In this story: Nathan Cofnas · Jason Arday · Oxford University · Oriel College · Stand Up to Racism · Cambridge University · Ghent University

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