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.