剑桥大学的高级学者批评该大学调查杰森·阿迪教授死亡的计划不够充分，并表示那些对“领导严重失误”负有责任的人应该承担后果。
Senior Cambridge academics have criticised the university’s plans to investigate Prof Jason Arday’s death as inadequate, and said those responsible for “serious failures of leadership” should face consequences.
在致剑桥大学校长克里斯·史密斯的一封信中，学者们表示，“目前尚不清楚”拟议的审查将如何回答有关该大学参与导致阿尔代去世的事件的棘手问题，包括其对阿尔代被任命为教育社会学教授后所遭受的批评的处理方式。2023年。
In a letter to Chris Smith, Cambridge’s chancellor, the academics said “it is not yet clear” how the proposed review will answer difficult questions about the university’s involvement in the events leading up to Arday’s death, including its handling of the criticism Arday suffered after his appointment as professor of sociology of education in 2023. Arday died at his home in London on 14 August, nine days after he resigned amid allegations of plagiarism and inconsistencies in statements about his career.
阿迪于8月14日在伦敦的家中去世，九天前，他因抄袭和职业生涯陈述不一致的指控而辞职。将进行调查以确定死因。阿迪的家人说，他遭受了三年多的持续虐待。
An inquest will be held to determine the cause of death. Arday’s family said he was subjected to a campaign of sustained abuse for more than three years.
现在，一封由40多名教授、副教授和研究员签署的信引发了人们的担忧，即剑桥大学副校长黛博拉·普伦蒂斯（Deborah Prentice）最初的承诺，即对导致阿尔迪的任命和待遇的情况进行“彻底和透明”的审查。
Now, a letter signed by more than 40 professors, associate professors and fellows raises concern that Cambridge has backed away from initial promises by Deborah Prentice, the university’s vice-chancellor, for a “thorough and transparent” examination of the circumstances that led to Arday’s appointment and treatment.
该组织希望调查能够确定Arday在招聘和随后的职业生涯中提出的关键建议和做出的决定，而不是回顾“吸取的教训”。
Rather than reviewing the “lessons learned”, the group wants the investigation to pinpoint the crucial advice given and decisions made during Arday’s hiring and subsequent career.
“调查必须确定谁授权和指导大学公开宣传Arday教授;对随之而来的风险进行了什么评估;谁授权与调查该故事的记者进行任何法律或其他沟通;大学所知道的种族主义和能力虐待以及媒体追捕升级;以及保护阿迪教授的责任如何在整个大学分配和履行，”信中写道。
“The investigation must establish who authorised and directed the university’s public promotion of Professor Arday; what assessment was made of the risks that accompanied it; who authorised any legal or other communications with journalists investigating the story; what the university knew as racist and ableist abuse and media hounding escalated; and how responsibility for Professor Arday’s protection was allocated and exercised across the university,” the letter says.
签署者包括遗传学教授卡希尔·奥凯恩（Cahir O ' Kane）;数字人文学教授卡罗琳·巴塞特（Caroline Bassett）;爱德华七世国王英国文学教授克莱尔·威尔斯（Clair Wills）;以及数学科学教授克莱门特·穆奥（Clément Mouhot）。
The signatories included Cahir O’Kane, a professor of genetics; Caroline Bassett, a professor of digital humanities; Clair Wills, the King Edward VII professor of English literature; and Clément Mouhot, a professor of mathematical sciences.
剑桥大学上个月宣布进行一项分两部分的审查，第一部分由英格兰西北部前首席检察官纳齐尔·阿夫扎尔领导，重点关注阿尔迪去世前对他的支持。
Cambridge last month announced a two-part review, with part one to be led by Nazir Afzal, a former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England, focusing on the support given to Arday immediately before his death.
该大学尚未任命审查第二部分的主席，称该部分将是“对制度流程和实践的更广泛审查”，并仅考虑Arday在剑桥期间的“更广泛背景”，包括对招聘的一般评估和支持面临媒体审查的学者。
The university has not yet named a chair for part two of the review, which it said would be “a broader review of institutional processes and practice” and only consider “the wider context” of Arday’s period at Cambridge, including general appraisals of recruitment and support available to academics facing media scrutiny.
这封信也已发送给剑桥大学管理委员会，他们表示，审查第二部分的“范围和调查性质”对于解决所涉及的决定、结构和流程至关重要。
The group behind the letter, which was also sent to Cambridge’s governing council, said the “scope and investigative character” of the second part of the review would be crucial in settling the decisions, structures and processes involved.
他们写道：“为此，大学必须为阿迪教授被任命后期间做出的机构决策、导致他去世的事件和大学随后的反应建立明确的责任链至关重要。”“如果审查发现领导或责任严重失职，大学应明确说明将如何承担责任……严重的调查结果必须对责任的个人和办公室产生后果。
They wrote: “To this end, it is vital that the university establishes a clear chain of responsibility for the institutional decisions made in the period following Professor Arday’s appointment, through the events leading to his death and the university’s subsequent responses.”“The university should state clearly how responsibility will be acted upon if the review establishes serious failures of leadership or responsibility … Serious findings must have consequences for the individuals and offices responsible.
“与此同时，个人问责无法取代决策、审查或治理结构导致失败时所需的制度变革。”剑桥大学已联系其对这封信的回应。
“At the same time, individual accountability cannot substitute for the institutional changes required where failures arose from structures of decision-making, scrutiny or governance.”The University of Cambridge was approached for its response to the letter.
剑桥大学公布了阿尔迪37岁的任命，他是该大学有史以来被任命为教授的最年轻的黑人，并表示他将“激励更多来自代表性不足背景的人接受高等教育，以大学在这一领域的许多举措为基础”。
Cambridge publicised Arday’s appointment at the age of 37 as the youngest black person ever appointed to a professorship at the university, saying he would “inspire more people from under-represented backgrounds into higher education, building on the university’s many initiatives in this area”.
阿迪否认抄袭指控，但剑桥大学于8月5日表示将对他的学历展开调查。几个小时后阿尔戴辞职。
Arday denied the accusations of plagiarism but on 5 August Cambridge said it would open an investigation into his academic qualifications. Arday resigned hours later.