After Plagiarism Was Exposed, U.S. Colleges Protected Culprits, Punished Whistleblowers

After Plagiarism Was Exposed, U.S. Colleges Protected Culprits, Punished Whistleblowers

When a scholar presented evidence that British professor Jason Arday committed plagiarism, Cambridge University called the accusation “vile.” England’s most prestigious university declared the plagiarism impossible, leaning on an investigation by his previous employer, Liverpool John Moores University, that cleared him. Of course, Arday was a plagiarist. After it was demonstrated beyond doubt that Arday was a flagrant fabulist, Cambridge called …