Supplementary Materials 9: Marginalised faculty and the performance of excellence

Megh is joined by Professor Rituparna Patgiri to talk about the challenges of creating an academic brand, the public scrutiny of marginalised faculty, the neoliberal university, and the tragedy of Professor Jason Arday.

Sources:

• https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db3YLAlNpXw/?igsh=NWo4ZmI1M2Yzd2hr
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvnhmeMHBU
• Original blog: https://ncofnas.com/p/dei-fraud-and-cover-up-at-cambridge
• Retraction watch: https://retractionwatch.com/2026/07/27/cambridge-jason-arday-plagiarism-allegations-times-higher-education-exclusive/

• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/books/review/jason-arday-memoir-takeaways.html

• https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/06/rise-and-fall-of-jason-arday
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/books/review/cambridge-jason-arday-resignation-investigation.html
• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e146jw618o
• https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/08/jason-arday-cambridge-academic-memoir-resignation/688206/

Articles by Rituparna:

• https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/four-year-undergraduate-course-delhi-university-faculty-nep-2020-10146873/
• https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/social-sciences-sociology-relevance-of-social-sciences-iits-10279804/
• https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/tezpur-university-assam-accord-student-portest-public-university-10402123/