About this episode

Kathleen Stock discusses her investigation into Jason Arday and the controversies surrounding his academic achievements.

Jason Arday, the wunderkind sociologist and youngest ever black professor at Cambridge, has an almost unbelievable backstory. Overcoming illiteracy and autism, he became the jewel in the crown of the university’s pivot towards diversity post-2021. He has been lauded by celebrities, raised millions for charity, suffered abuse from detractors and found time to run hundreds of miles. Or has he? Kathleen Stock, former professor at Sussex University, speaks to UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers about her viral investigation into academia’s ‘DEI darling’ and the plagiarism scandal that shocked Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Freddie Sayers

Guest: Kathleen Stock

Topics covered

• diversity
• academia
• plagiarism
• sociology
• investigation

Keywords

• Jason Arday
• Kathleen Stock
• plagiarism scandal
• diversity in academia
• sociology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cambridge, Sussex University, UnHerd

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