Catastrophe at Cambridge – Jason Arday and the Scandal at DEI

Catastrophe at Cambridge – Jason Arday and the Scandal at DEI

Author: The Claremont Institute August 5, 2026 Duration: 58:58

Jason Arday, who rocketed to academic stardom as the youngest black professor at Cambridge, now faces claims that his PhD thesis contains plagiarism. That's not all: huge portions of his story seem likely to be fabricated, from a supposed brain surgery days before his defense, to an appearance on the documentary Seven Up. But is Arday really the problem? It seems the institutional decay goes much deeper. This week, hosts Spencer and Mike discuss the necessity of a reckoning in the academies. Plus: is America having a Catholic moment? Or is she an irrevocably Protestant nation?

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