A prominent scholar and University of California, Riverside professor, who claimed to be Native American, has resigned after 13 faculty members accused her of false claims of Native identity that violated academic integrity. In an ironic twist, professor Andrea Smith once criticized white feminists for pretending to be Native Americans. She wrote, 'They do this by opting to 'become Indian.' In this way, they can escape responsibility and accountability for white racism.'
Smith, who had never given a detailed explanation for her Cherokee claims, agreed to retire next year after 13 faculty members filed a complaint regarding the professor’s identity claims. The separation agreement includes a stipulation that avoids an investigation into the complaint.
University of California, Riverside will also pay up to $5,000 toward her legal costs of resolving the complaint. “She deflects, angles and wriggles — and here it is again,” Harvard professor Philip Deloria, who was Smith’s colleague while the two were at the University of Michigan, said.
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