Andrea Smith's claims of Cherokee heritage went unchecked by the university for 15 years, until fellow faculty members complained about the controversy.
Andrea Smith's claims of Cherokee heritage went unchecked by the university for 15 years, until fellow faculty members complained about the controversy.
University of California, Riverside professor, Andrea Smith, has faced accusations for years that alleged she was co-opting an identity that wasn’t her own.
University of California, Riverside, professor resigns after colleagues alleged her Cherokee heritage claims were fraudulent. She had remained employed in academe despite years of denunciations. Andrea Smith has been publicly criticized for her contested claims of Cherokee heritage for at least 15 years. Despite this, she remained employed as a prominent Native American studies scholar.