When Jason Arday — Cambridge's youngest-ever Black professor — died in August at 41, a week after resigning amid plagiarism allegations he denied, a university was left to reckon with a question that institutions rarely ask of themselves openly: did we do enough? Cambridge has now commissioned an independent review, led by former chief crown prosecutor Nazir Afzal, to examine not only what support was offered to Arday during a period of relentless public scrutiny, but what structures exist — or fail to exist — for academics who find themselves at the intersection of professional accusation, me
Cambridge launches independent review into support for deceased professor Jason Arday
Jason Arday, 41, died by apparent suicide following intense public and media scrutiny over plagiarism allegations, leaving behind family and affecting Black staff and students at Cambridge.