The University of Cambridge has decided to stop its full investigation into the hiring of professor Jason Arday.

Earlier, the school looked into whether there were any problems or unfair steps taken during the process that brought him onto the staff. Arday is a well-known academic who made headlines for his work and his path to becoming a professor.

Some people had questioned if his hiring process followed all the regular rules. By starting an investigation, the university showed they were listening to those concerns.

Now, the school says it will not finish that deep investigation. Instead of looking at the past hiring, the university says it wants to focus on how to support its staff and students better. They want to move forward and provide help to the people working there right now.

The decision comes after a lot of talk in the academic world about how schools choose their professors. Some critics argue that universities sometimes focus too much on "academic activism," which means pushing for social changes in their work, rather than focusing purely on traditional research. Others believe that people like Arday are unfairly picked on because of these debates.

The university has not given many more details on why they stopped the probe. For now, the case is closed, and Cambridge says it is turning its attention to the future of its community.

Source: The New York Times