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Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism.
The Guardian ^ | 08/05/2026 | Christian Sinibaldi

Posted on 08/05/2026 6:05:13 PM PDT by know.your.why

Sociology professor to stand down after university announces investigation into his qualifications and career.

Jason Arday is the youngest black person to be appointed a professor at the University of Cambridge. Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, has resigned after the university announced he was to face new investigations into his qualifications and career.

Arday, who had been dogged by a growing series of questions over his academic work and credentials, issued a statement on Wednesday night, saying the “relentless accusations, speculation and public commentary have taken a profound toll on me and on those I love”.

In the statement, published on the Good Law Project website, he wrote: “It is with profound sadness that I write to resign, with immediate effect, from my position at the University of Cambridge and Jesus College.

“When I accepted the extraordinary honour of becoming professor of sociology at Cambridge, it was, without question, the greatest professional privilege of my life.”

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: collegeprofessor; fraud

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1 posted on 08/05/2026 6:05:13 PM PDT by know.your.why
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Not to worry, he’s a sure shot for a position at the Guardian.


2 posted on 08/05/2026 6:06:20 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: know.your.why

Another high-achieving black man, shot down by institutional rassism.


3 posted on 08/05/2026 6:08:22 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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He might try working for the New York Times. They don’t mind embellishments and dubious citations. Heck, they’ll even “protect” his “sources!”


4 posted on 08/05/2026 6:08:48 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: know.your.why

Someone said he should have plagiarized Claudine Gay’s letter of resignation.


5 posted on 08/05/2026 6:09:24 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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Arday, who had been dogged by a growing series of questions over his academic work and credentials...

Basically his entire biography was a series of bald-faced lies that couldn't withstand the slightest scrutiny.

6 posted on 08/05/2026 6:12:33 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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We are all racists now.


7 posted on 08/05/2026 6:13:52 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Israel First. America... who cares?)
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To: Steely Tom

True… but he’s a great GRIFTER.


8 posted on 08/05/2026 6:15:01 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAXq)
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To: Da Coyote
Not to worry, he’s a sure shot for a position at the Guardian.

If he were a US citizen the DSA dems would be pushing him for a Senate seat.

9 posted on 08/05/2026 6:16:38 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: know.your.why

I don’t know but he seems to meet the criteria for a DEI prodigy, except for the copy & paste!


10 posted on 08/05/2026 6:26:14 PM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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Did he copy somebody elses resignation letter?.............


11 posted on 08/05/2026 6:37:20 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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This is bad.

The new investigations may have been triggered by Arday’s claims that he held a string of prestigious visiting fellowships and professorships at other universities, including statements in published biographies dating back to 2018 that he was a visiting fellow or visiting professor at Ohio State University in the US. Ohio State has denied that Arday was ever employed in any role.

12 posted on 08/05/2026 6:40:45 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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I would have like to have seen his shocked silence when he got the letter that his “services were no longer needed”. I bet he turned white as a ghost. Oh, wait...


13 posted on 08/05/2026 6:46:35 PM PDT by know.your.why
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“When I accepted the extraordinary honour of becoming professor of sociology at Cambridge, it was, without question, the greatest professional privilege of my life.”...

Becoming a professor when you are completely full of sh*te is not an uncommon thing... Many are forced to resign yearly when their backstories become unraveled and they are exposed as bullsh*ters... So while that is not unusual... The fact that this dude can't own up to his phony credentials is rather astounding. You've been caught with your hand in the cookie jar dude... Suck it up and accept it.

14 posted on 08/05/2026 6:49:31 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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plagiarism?

Try outright fraud.


15 posted on 08/05/2026 7:28:44 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
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” claimed to have completed 30 marathons in 35 days
as well as running 600 miles in six days, “


16 posted on 08/05/2026 7:33:54 PM PDT by A strike (fvckMI6. Drool Britannia. & No more Dots)
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At some point someone is going to do a statistical analysis of the number of A-A professors who have gotten caught for plagiarism, will then compare that number to the number of white professors who have been similarly identified, and the disparity will cause a widespread movement to loosen or eliminate “plagiarism” from any sort of stigma or penalty.


17 posted on 08/05/2026 7:42:20 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: know.your.why

i suspect recent exposure of the tsunami of insane lies this PoS has included in his CV for decades had a lot more to do with the resignation than mere plagiarism ...


18 posted on 08/05/2026 8:03:24 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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The two Robs on Newsmax were having fun discussing this guy tonight.


19 posted on 08/05/2026 8:43:27 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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He’s Harvard material.


20 posted on 08/05/2026 9:04:27 PM PDT by Buck-Toothed Knuckle Dragger
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