‘ALWAYS CRACKING JOKES’: QUESTIONS RAISED OVER JASON ARDAY’S CLAIM HE WAS NON-VERBAL AS A CHILD

Fellow pupils at his primary school have challenged Cambridge academic’s story, though others support it The story of Jason Arday’s extraordinary rise to becoming the youngest black professor in the history of the… This claim was mentioned in a letter announcing his resignation last week, which came amid mounting questions about both his academic work and statements he had made about his past.

The Guardian reports that fellow pupils at his primary school have challenged Cambridge academic’s story, though others support it The story of Jason Arday’s extraordinary rise to becoming the youngest black professor in the history of the…

The report adds: This claim was mentioned in a letter announcing his resignation last week, which came amid mounting questions about both his academic work and statements he had made about his past.

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