Calls for UK public inquiry into 'hounding' of ex-Cambridge academic Jason Arday
Following the news of his death on Friday, which police are not treating as suspicious, his family and friends have denounced "a campaign of sustained abuse" since his 2023 appointment as a professor at Cambridge University.
Jason Arday, a professor at Cambridge University, has died. His family and friends have spoken out about a campaign of sustained abuse he faced since his appointment in 2023, according to Euronews.
Arday was appointed as a professor of sociology at Cambridge University in 2023. At the time, he was the youngest black professor at the university. According to The Citizen, in 2021, only 155 of more than 23,000 UK professorships were held by black people.
The police are not treating Arday's death as suspicious. His family and friends have denounced the abuse he faced.
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