How a self-styled “fabulist” became Cambridge’s star professor, and what it suggests about academic system today
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Key context: <p>Jason Arday, Cambridge's youngest ever Black professor, resigns as his memoir launches in the US today, despite cancelled promotional events, as Cambridge investigates his credentials</p> <p>The post <a href="https://en.protothema.gr/2026/08/11/how-a-self-styled-fabulist-became-cambridges-star-professor-and-what-that-says-about-academic-system-today/">How a self-styled “fabulist” became Cambridge’s star professor, and what it suggests about academic system today</a> appeared first on <a href="https://en.protothema.gr">ProtoThema English</a>.</p> This development from en.protothema.gr highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
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