YOUNGEST BLACK PROFESSOR AT CAMBRIDGE RESIGNS AS UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATES ALLEGATIONS OF PLAGIARISM

Torchbearer Jason Arday carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Sutton and Merton, in London, July 23, 2012. (Joe Giddens/LOCOG/PA via AP) 2026-08-06T09:51:50Z LONDON (AP) — A British sociologist who became famous as the youngest Black professor ever appointed at the University of Cambridge has resigned after the university…

Associated Press reports that torchbearer Jason Arday carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Sutton and Merton, in London, July 23, 2012.

The report adds: (Joe Giddens/LOCOG/PA via AP) 2026-08-06T09:51:50Z LONDON (AP) — A British sociologist who became famous as the youngest Black professor ever appointed at the University of Cambridge has resigned after the university…

Professor Jason Arday, who was 37 when he became a Cambridge professor in 2023, announced his decision late Wednesday following weeks of allegations about plagiarism in his academic work and questions surrounding…

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