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The Rest of the World Report | August 15, 2026 — Saturday Edition
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THE ARDAY CASE
Jason Arday was found dead in a home in Battersea, south London, on Friday. He was 41. Nine days earlier, he had resigned as a sociology professor at the University of Cambridge, following weeks of plagiarism allegations.
Arday became Cambridge’s youngest Black professor in 2023, at age 37. He said he had been diagnosed with autism as a child and did not speak until he was 11. He described being unable to read or write until 18. His account of overcoming those obstacles made him one…
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