Author Robin DiAngelo accused of plagiarism over doctoral thesis

Author Robin DiAngelo accused of plagiarism over doctoral thesis

Complaint brought against White Fragility author over passages in 2004 paper, but some suspect political motives

Robin DiAngelo, the author of a number of books on racism including White Fragility and Nice Racism, has been accused of plagiarism over her doctoral thesis.

A complaint citing 20 instances of alleged research misconduct was lodged with the University of Washington – where DiAngelo is an affiliate associate professor of education and completed her PhD – according to the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative news site that has published a number of similar complaints against diversity officials and staff of colour at US universities.

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