Jason Arday Resigns After Telegraph Reveals His False Book Claims
6th August 2026
Prof Jason Arday has resigned from the University of Cambridge after The Telegraph revealed he falsely claimed to have published a book.
In a statement on Wednesday evening, Prof Arday said he was stepping down “with immediate effect” from his position at the university and at Jesus College citing the “unrelenting level of public scrutiny”.
It came hours after the university announced it was investigating him following new information regarding his “academic qualifications and honorary appointments”.
Prof Arday, who was a professor of sociology of education, has been at the centre of a plagiarism row after The Telegraph reported accusations he had copied parts of his PhD thesis from another student.
Earlier on Wednesday, The Telegraph also revealed that Prof Arday had repeatedly claimed that he was the author of a book called Being Young, Black and Male: Challenging the Dominant Discourse.
The book was listed in his biography description in published essays as well as in promotional material for speaking events, and was attributed to the Palgrave Macmillan publishing house.
There is no evidence that any book was written or published.
Another affirmative action hire bites the dust. Thousands to go.
Carl Benjamin (Sargon of Akkad) goes over it in depth.