2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1617+ words) The newspaper of record failed to distinguish between corrections and retractions in the work of the late Cambridge University academic, fuelling the media firestorm that engulfed him Jason Arday, Cambridge University’s Professor of Sociology of Education, resigned in August after…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (288+ words) As Premium Times Nigeria reports, participants in a panel discussion addressed the so-called burden of representation. This is a situation in which the success or mistakes of an individual scholar are perceived not only as their personal outcome, but also…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1533+ words) Premium Times Nigeria Occasionally, what a person achieves eclipses who they are. They may be allowed into an institution because of scholarship, research, intellectual contribution, or intellectual promise. But that credential can come to matter more than they do. Their…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (183+ words) A week ago I wrote a critique of a really misguided (and unsigned) editorial in Nature, blaming the death of Jason Arday on his hounding by a racist press as well as “systemic racism” in academia. You can see that…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (545+ words) The University of Cambridge has confirmed details of its two-part independent review following the death of Jason Arday. It said it will examine the university’s decision-making, policies and organisational processes, with a focus on identifying lessons and opportunities for improvement....

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (168+ words) Jason Arday, Cambridge's youngest Black professor, died at 41 days after resigning. His death reignites a fierce debate over racism, press harassment and US influence. Jason Arday, the sociologist who became the youngest Black professor in the University of Cambridge's history,…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (802+ words) Professor Wyn Evans raised concerns about bullying and misogyny towards female academics at the Institute of Astronomy Saturday September 5 2026, 11:20pm Cambridge astrophysics professor Wyn Evans, who raised concerns about misogyny and bullying of female staff in the Institute of Astronomy, has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (377+ words) Friday, 4 September 2026 22:27 The University of Cambridge will carry out an independent review to "identify shortcomings" following the death of Professor Jason Arday. The 41-year-old resigned from his post as professor of sociology of education at the university last month after…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (362+ words) Max Thompson, Campaigns Officer Assisted dying has been at the forefront of social and public debate for several years now, as MPs debate whether to legalise the practice. Views on both sides are strong and impassioned — many of them deeply…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (713+ words) New Albany resident Philip Derrow is a regular Columbus Dispatch contributor. Humans are storytellers. We create narratives to help us make sense of ourselves and the people and world around us. Sometimes the stories are objectively true; other times, not…...