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Contested childhood claims cast doubt on Cambridge’s youngest Black professor

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Source: The Guardian
Contested childhood claims cast doubt on Cambridge’s youngest Black professor
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Jason Arday, reportedly Cambridge's youngest Black professor, says he was non-verbal until almost age 12; memory from former classmates conflicts, with some recalling a chatty primary-school Arday. Arday and two friends defend the memoir’s account as he resigns amid plagiarism questions and scrutiny of other extraordinary claims, while his publisher presses on with the US/UK releases amid ongoing controversy.

Topics:worldeducation#arday#cambridge#education#memoir#non-verbal#plagiarism
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  1. ‘Always cracking jokes’: questions raised over Jason Arday’s claim he was non-verbal as a child  The Guardian
  2. I share concerns over Arday appointment, says Cambridge University head  BBC
  3. Takeaways From Jason Arday’s Memoir  The New York Times
  4. Black academics suffer when life stories eclipse scholarship  Times Higher Education
  5. Arday case poses awkward questions for Cambridge  Financial Times

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