Jason Arday, Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism, is found dead

Arday was 37 when he became Cambridge's youngest Black professor in 2023. He was found unresponsive Friday at a home in southwest London.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2305x1534+0+0/resize/2305x1534!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2F1c%2F0b8a82da48ad86f9e33aba22900b%2Fap26218282881622.jpg' alt='FILE — Torchbearer Jason Arday carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Sutton and Merton, in London, July 23, 2012.'/><p>Arday was 37 when he became Cambridge's youngest Black professor in 2023. He was found unresponsive Friday at a home in southwest London.</p><p>(Image credit: Joe Giddens)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5932488' />