The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1823 - Cambridge’s DEI Superstar Was A Serial Liar, Plagiarist & Hate Hoaxer

August 17, 2026·1h 6m·6-min readnarrativenews
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Jason Arday, celebrated as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor of sociology of education, was exposed as a serial plagiarist, fabricator, and academic fraud whose appointment was driven by DEI ideology rather than merit. His death by suicide after being unmasked sparked a wave of deflect

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Jason ArdayMatt WalshNathan KofnesHillary KremenDave HarrisIbram X. Kendi

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Simon & SchusterRetraction Watch

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Criminal Justice ReformHigher EducationInequalityInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismRacial JusticeUs Politics

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