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Matthew C. Whitaker is an American historian. He is an associate professor of history and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Arizona State University. Whitaker became the subject of public controversy in Arizona when he was demoted, but retained on the faculty of Arizona State University despite being found to have committed "significant" plagiarism. He was placed on administrative leave on September 17, 2015, while the university investigated allegations that his behavior has fallen short of expectations as a faculty member and a scholar.〔Alleged Serial Plagiarizer on Leave From Arizona State, September 18, 2015, InsideHigherEd, https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/09/18/alleged-serial-plagiarizer-leave-arizona-state〕 ==Career== Whitaker was born and reared in Phoenix.〔 Whitaker earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in history, a Master of Arts (MA) in history, and a BA in sociology from Arizona State University, and a PhD in history from Michigan State University. He currently teaches at Arizona State University where he is an associate professor of history.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Arizona State University )〕 Whitaker founded the university's Center for the Study of Race and Democracy and served as its first director. He was formerly Foundation Professor of History and Director of the Center he founded, but the title and position were taken from him on June 26, 2015 as disciplinary measures due to plagiarism.〔 His work has focused on racial equality, civil rights, and African-American history. Whitaker's 2005 book, ''Race Work: The Rise of Civil Rights in the Urban West'', deals with the history of the civil rights movement in Phoenix, with a focus on the lives of Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale. In 2014, Whitaker was cited in several publications in the wake of the Ferguson shooting speaking about the effect of social media on movements. ''The Washington Post''〔Somashekhar, Sandhya. ("Challenge for protesters in wake of police killings: Turning anger, grief into action" ). ''The Washington Post''. December 8, 2014. Accessed August 30, 2015.〕 quoted him in the context of actualization, and ''Nonprofit Quarterly'' used the same quote in a roundup article on the biggest nonprofit stories in relation to technology and millennials.〔McCambridge, Ruth. ("NPQ’s 11 Biggest Nonprofit Stories of 2014 and Their Implications for Our Future ). ''Nonprofit Quarterly''. January 5, 2015. Accessed August 30, 2015.〕 He was also an opponent of Arizona's religious freedom bill, having written an op-ed column for CNN in the wake of it having been passed by the Arizona legislature, where he called it a "right to discriminate" bill: "Under the guise of religious freedom, however, the bill would enable businesses potentially to discriminate against virtually anyone".〔Whitaker, Matthew C. ("Arizona's shameful 'right to discriminate' bill" ) ''CNN.com''. February 22, 2014. Accessed August 30, 2015.〕 The quote was then cited by a poll article on cleveland.com showcasing both sides of the debate.〔Pinckard, Cliff. (freedom bill: A defense of faith or legalized discrimination? What people are saying (poll)" http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2014/02/religious_freedom_bill_a_defen.html ). ''cleveland.com''. February 24, 2014. Accessed August 30, 2015.〕 The bill was later vetoed by Arizona governor Jan Brewer. Whitaker is also owner of The Whitaker Group, a consulting firm that has provided cultural training to the Phoenix Police Department. In 2015, following a series of controversies over police treatment of black citizens both in Phoenix and nationally, the Phoenix police contracted with the Whitaker Group for "cultural consciousness" training.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matthew C. Whitaker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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