The tragedy of Jason Arday

A memorial for former Cambridge professor Jason Arday was set up by students and staff outside the Senate House on August 17, 2026 in Cambridge, England. | Nordin Catic/Getty Images In March 2023, Jason Arday, a rising star in British academia, became a professor of sociology of education at the University of Cambridge. At 37, he was the youngest Black person ever appointed to a professorship in the university’s history. Arday’s personal story also attracted widespread attention. He claimed that autism left him unable to speak until he was 11 and unable to read or write until he was 1...

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