The Unlikely Rise of Jason Arday | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 27, 2026 · 1m

Jason Arday’s powerful memoir, “Great and Unfortunate Things,” is now available in the UK — a deeply personal account of his extraordinary journey from a non-verbal autistic child who struggled with literacy to becoming the youngest Black professor at Cambridge. Published posthumously after his passing on August 14th, the book fulfills his final wish and offers readers an unfiltered look at his life, triumphs, and challenges. While some of his past claims have come under scrutiny, Arday himself addressed them before his death, attributing missteps to autism and early career naivety — and…