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