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When a black scholar becomes a symbol: The Jason Arday controversy, By Toyin Falola
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When a black scholar becomes a symbol: The Jason Arday controversy, By Toyin Falola

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Professor Toyin Falola writes about contemporary African migration.

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, […]

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