Education

Jason Arday, Cambridge’s Youngest Black Professor, Dies at 41 After Plagiarism Scandal Ends His Academic Career

He made history at one of the world’s most prestigious universities. Then, in a matter of weeks, everything unravelled. Jason Arday, Cambridge’s youngest-ever Black professor, has been found dead at 41, a tragedy that leaves the academic world grappling with grief, guilt, and hard questions about how institutions handle public scandals.