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Jason Arday Scandal Proves Race Grifting Is A Feature, Not A Bug, Of Higher Ed

How did a prestigious institution known for its rigor fail so completely? There is only one answer: The outcome was by design.

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The University of Cambridge is currently entangled in a significant DEI controversy following the resignation of its acclaimed professor Jason Arday amid serious allegations of plagiarism and doubts about his other biographical claims, many of which are detailed in a memoir released Tuesday.

In early 2023, Cambridge appointed then-37-year-old Arday as professor of sociology of education, hailing him as the youngest black professor in its history. The announcement stressed Arday’s remarkable personal story, told by himself: He was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at age 3, remained non-verbal until 11, and only learned to read and write at 18.

Despite these formidable challenges, he went on to earn a Ph.D. in education from Liverpool John Moores University in 2015. Professor Bhaskar Vira, pro-vice-chancellor for education at the University of Cambridge, called Arday “an exceptional scholar of race, inequality and education.” Hilary Cremin, head of the faculty of education, told Arday, “We are so lucky to have you. You are the best in the world in terms of the research that you do.”

In addition to his academic achievements, Arday himself often highlighted his remarkable athletic feats, claiming to have run “30 marathons in 35 days … for charity,” and said he had personally raised more than £5 million for philanthropic causes as of 2023.

Concerns about plagiarism in his 2015 doctoral thesis and subsequent papers emerged soon after his appointment, first raised by academics like David Harris and later by journalist Jack Grove of Times Higher Education. Faculty leadership dismissed these serious allegations, and Cambridge launched no investigation.

In a surprising turn, Arday filed harassment complaints against Harris and Grove, and legal pressure from his lawyer effectively stifled Grove’s investigative report from being published in Times Higher Education.

In 2025, Liverpool John Moores University, which awarded Arday his Ph.D., conducted a confidential review and described........

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