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BREAKING: Jocelyn Mitchell did not ‘voluntarily’ withdraw from $700,000 grant

New details have emerged in the case surrounding a controversial research grant that was awarded to a professor accused of racism. Professor Jocelyn Mitchell, who made national headlines for racist…

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BREAKING: Professor Jocelyn Mitchell withdraws from research project

In a statement to Doha News, Jocelyn Mitchell said she will no longer be taking part in the controversial $700,000 research project. The Northwestern University-Qatar professor at the heart of…

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Pressure mounts on professor accused of racism

The statement came after widespread backlash swept Qatari social media over QNRF’s decision to award a massive grant to a professor who had previously made racist comments. Several professors at…

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Professor who made racist comments against Qataris awarded $700,000 funding grant

Backlash over the Qatar National Research Fund’s decision to award a huge grant to an American professor who had previously made racist comments about Qataris and other non-white ethnicities. Northwestern…

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معالجة العنصرية في الأوساط الأكاديمية، وضرورة عدم تطبيعها أو مكافأتها

رد فعل عنيف بعد أن منح الصندوق القطري لرعاية البحث العلمي منحة ضخمة لأستاذة أمريكية متهمة بالعنصرية ، مما أثار تساؤلات .في المجتمع القطري حول المجال الاكاديمي و كيفية اختيار…

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Combatting racism in academia: Why it shouldn’t be normalised or rewarded

Backlash after Qatar National Research Fund awards a hefty grant to American professor accused of racism, raising questions about academia in Qatar. The name of Professor Jocelyn Mitchell has once…

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