Published Aug 21, 2026, 3:40 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 2 sources

US ambassador to Belgium criticizes Ghent University’s suspension of professor over Jason Arday accusations

The Hill
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U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Bill White on Friday condemned the decision made by Ghent University to suspend researcher Nathan Cofnas over his plagiarism accusations against Jason Arday. White said on the social platform X the decision made by the university to put Cofnas under investigation was “retaliation against an American scholar following his accurate whistleblower…