Cambridge University professor resigns after major plagiarism accusations prompt investigation
Sociology professor Jason Arday resigned on Wednesday after triggering a Cambridge University investigation following several plagiarism accusations.
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University of Cambridge sociology professor Jason Arday resigned Wednesday after the university announced an investigation into his academic qualifications and honorary appointments amid plagiarism accusations, with one accuser telling Fox that Arday had been hired to be the "face of DEI."
Accusations against Arday surfaced last month from former Cambridge philosophy researcher Nathan Cofnas, who published a Substack article alleging that Arday was a known "plagiarist and fabulist" for more than a year, and much of his personal biography was questionable.
He was hired by Cambridge to be the face of DEI, and he was doing a great job," Cofnas told Fox News Digital.
Cofnas first expressed doubt about Arday's background after the educator said he had been nonverbal until age eleven and practically illiterate until 18 while still being able to get a Ph.D in 2015 and become the youngest Black professor at Cambridge University in 2023.
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