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