Professor Jason Arday Cancels Book Tour Events Amid Plagiarism Scandal
The former Cambridge professor’s memoir events were called off as the university investigates plagiarism allegations and other disputed claims about his academic record.
- Following his resignation from Cambridge University, Academic Jason Arday cancelled upcoming book tour events, including a planned 'fireside chat' at the Royal Geographical Society.
- Media reports alleged Arday plagiarized his PhD thesis at Liverpool John Moores University, prompting Cambridge to launch a formal investigation into his academic appointment.
- Questions regarding claims in his memoir, 'Great And Unfortunate Things,' surfaced, including assertions that Arday raised more than £5 million for charity and ran 600 miles in six days.
- Publishers Simon & Schuster confirmed the memoir will proceed as planned on August 27, while Cambridge continues reviewing its senior appointment processes and research misconduct policies.
- In his resignation letter, Arday stated that criticism in academia had 'gone far beyond scholarly disagreement,' adding he needed 'time to heal.
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Simon and Schuster Shipped Jason Arday's Memoir the Same Week Cambridge Forced Him Out
Claudine Gay called her plagiarism exposure a racist conspiracy right up until Harvard's own board fired her anyway. Cambridge just ran that exact same playbook with its own celebrated diversity hire, Professor Jason Arday. Now his fabricated memoir is hitting bookstore shelves the very same week Cambridge finally forced him out in disgrace. The DEI […]
He became a professor at Cambridge at the age of 37. Now Jason Arday had to resign. The accusation: plagiarism and lies. What his case has to do with wokeness at universities.
British university chief says Jason Arday plagiarism case is an ‘aberration’
Arday, who became the university’s youngest black professor at the age of 37, has denied any wrongdoing, saying in a resignation letter he did not accept “the narratives that have surrounded me”.
The top executive of the University of Cambridge has called the scandal surrounding a black professor a "mistake" and promises a thorough investigation. A professor of educational sociology resigned last week following allegations of plagiarism in his doctoral thesis.
"Great and Unfortunate Things" tells the story of Jason Arday, who became the youngest black professor in the history of the University, before being removed due to the scandal surrounding his resume and thesis.
Cambridge University Launches 'Full Investigation' Into Jason Arday Appointment
Cambridge University Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice has announced the university will launch an investigation into the appointment of Jason Arday, as well as a review of its Misconduct in Research policy. The results will then guide a review into the appointment process for senior academic roles. Which would be helpful, to put it mildly… Read…
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