Jason Arday's rise was once celebrated as a story of resilience and perseverance, but last year, unconfirmed controversies started to cloud his achievements. On Wednesday, 5 August, sociologist Arday resigned from his position as professor at the University of Cambridge and Jesus College amid multiple plagiarism allegations.
'When I accepted the extraordinary honour of becoming Professor of Sociology at Cambridge, it was, without question, the greatest professional privilege of my life. To become the youngest Black professor in the University's history was something I could scarcely have imagined as a child growing up with a diagnosis of autism, unable to speak until I was 11 years old,' Arday said in his resignation letter posted on the 'Good Law Project' website.
