When a black scholar becomes a symbol: The Jason Arday controversy, By Toyin Falola
Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- 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 appointment becomes a symbol of advancement. Their success becomes a testament to diversification. Their failure, if it ever occurs, can become something bigger than individual disappointment. It can become justification as to why people like them shouldn't have been there to fail in the first place. This is just one of many tough questions raised during a panel discussion about Jason Arday. When Jason Arday was appointed Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambrid...
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