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‘Always cracking jokes’: questions raised over Jason Arday’s claim he was non-verbal as a child - AOL (opens the original)
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The story of Jason Arday’s extraordinary rise to becoming the youngest black professor in the history of the University of Cambridge is all the more remarkable for one claim: that he did not learn to speak until just shy of his 12th birthday. This claim was mentioned in a letter announcing his resignation last week, which came amid mounting questions about his academic work and statements he had made about his past. Arday wrote that becoming a professor at Cambridge was something he “could scarc
âAlways cracking jokesâ: questions raised over Jason Ardayâs claim he was non-verbal as a child (opens the original)
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Fellow pupils at his primary school have challenged Cambridge academicâs story, though others support it The story of Jason Ardayâs extraordinary rise to becoming the youngest black professor in the history of the University of Cambridge is all the more remarkable for one claim: that he did not learn to speak until just shy of his 12th birthday. This claim was mentioned in a letter announcing his resignation last week, which came amid mounting questions about his academic work and statements
The rise and fall of Jason Arday: a full rundown of the questions being asked (opens the original)
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From accusations of plagiarism to queries over his charity work, we list all the allegations against the academic The rise and fall of Prof Jason Arday has been one of the most dramatic in the history of British academia. Diagnosed as autistic as a child, he says he was non-verbal until he was 11 and only learned to read and write at the age of 18. Less than 20 years later he was appointed the youngest black professor in Cambridge University’s history. His resignation on Wednesday followed two w
The rise and fall of Jason Arday: a full rundown of the questions being asked - AOL (opens the original)
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The rise and fall of Prof Jason Arday has been one of the most dramatic in the history of British academia. Diagnosed as autistic as a child, he says he was non-verbal until he was 11 and only learned to read and write at the age of 18. Less than 20 years later he was appointed the youngest black professor in Cambridge University’s history. His resignation on Wednesday followed two weeks of intense scrutiny. He has been accused of plagiarism in his academic work and questions have been raised ab
Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism (opens the original)
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Professor to stand down after university announces investigation into his qualifications and career Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: the claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor 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
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