{"id":45692,"date":"2026-08-15T02:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45692"},"modified":"2026-08-15T02:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:26:08","slug":"jason-arday-former-cambridge-professor-dies-week-after-resigning-amid-plagiarism-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45692","title":{"rendered":"Jason Arday, former Cambridge professor, dies week after resigning amid plagiarism allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jason-arday-cambridge-university-youngest-black-professor-didnt-speak-age-11-autism\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jason Arday<\/a><\/span>, who was Cambridge&#8217;s youngest Black professor, died in London on Friday, a week after he <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jason-arday-cambridge-professor-resigns-plagiarism-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">resigned from the university<\/a><\/span> amid plagiarism allegations, the school said. He was 41 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news. Our heartfelt sympathies go to Jason Arday&#8217;s family and friends at this incredibly difficult time,&#8221; Vice-Chancellor Professor at Cambridge Deborah Prentice said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>London&#8217;s Metropolitan Police did not identify Arday but said in a statement that officers responded to a report of a 41-year-old man found unresponsive inside a property at 3:12 p.m. local time Friday. Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene and his next of kin have been notified.\u00a0<em>\u00a0<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>His death is &#8220;unexpected, but is not believed to be suspicious,&#8221; police said. The case is under investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arday resigned from Cambridge Aug. 5 following allegations of plagiarism, saying in a statement, &#8220;The relentless accusations, speculation and public commentary have taken a profound toll on me and on those I love.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said his resignation should not &#8220;be mistaken for an acceptance of the narratives that have surrounded me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/inaya-iman\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Inaya Folarin Iman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Arday, who was Cambridge&#8217;s youngest Black professor, died in London on Friday, a week after he resigned from the university amid plagiarism allegations, the school said. He was 41 years old.\u00a0 &#8220;We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news. 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