# Jason Arday, DEI and the dilemma facing Black academics

https://mins.news/en/video/27531

- BBC News, 2026-08-20 16:04 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDx_fGJLTEE

> Cambridge professor Jason Arday was celebrated as the university’s youngest Black professor. Recent questions about his academic work and life story drew fierce media scrutiny, which intensified after he was found dead at his home in south London last week. Police described the death as unexpected but not suspicious.

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