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Youngest Black professor at Cambridge resigns as university investigates allegations of plagiarism
NBC News • • world
Key Points:
- Professor Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor at the University of Cambridge, resigned following an investigation into new information about his academic qualifications amid allegations of plagiarism and questions about his fundraising and athletic claims.
- Arday, who overcame significant personal challenges including dyslexia and autism, denied plagiarism but admitted to some mistakes attributed to lack of supervision during his doctoral studies.
- The University of Cambridge initially supported Arday but launched an investigation after new evidence suggested some of his research might be fabricated or contained impossible data.
- Arday's fundraising claims, including raising £5.5 million through extreme athletic feats, were also questioned, though he stated the funds were raised over 20 years with others' help and protected by non-disclosure agreements.
- Despite his resignation, Arday maintained his innocence and emphasized that his decision was due to the severe personal toll of the public scrutiny, not a loss of faith in scholarship.
