CAMBRIDGE ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION INTO PROFESSOR ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM

University says it has ‘new information’ about academic career of Jason Arday, the youngest black professor in its history Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, is to face… Cambridge initially defended Arday – the youngest black professor appointed in the university’s history, with a compelling life story of educational disadvantage – as “the victim of a vile campaign”.

Education | The Guardian reports that university says it has ‘new information’ about academic career of Jason Arday, the youngest black professor in its history Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, is to face…

The report adds: Cambridge initially defended Arday – the youngest black professor appointed in the university’s history, with a compelling life story of educational disadvantage – as “the victim of a vile campaign”.

But as questions mounted over Arday’s own claims, the university’s leaders felt that Cambridge’s reputation was in danger.

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