Family of dead ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday says he was victim of misinformation campaign despite plagiarism allegations

The family of ex-Cambridge University professor Jason Arday, accused of plagiarism, blamed his unexpected death Friday on a “campaign of misinformation” that “was too much for Jason.”Arday, 41, was found dead in his south London home just over a week after quitting his job over the allegations — as Cambridge announced it had launched an investigation.“Jason was subjected to a campaign of sustained abuse for more than three years since he accepted the role of professor at Cambridge University by those who would leave no stone unturned in their quest to undermine him,” Arday’s family said in a statement Friday, according to the UK Guardian.“The campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason, who was a gentle man and who always wanted to see the best in everyone,” they said.“We are in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son.They added, “We won’t comment further at this point beyond asking the press to leave us alone now, and to stop the campaign of harassment which has been waged against Jason and his family for too long.”Arday — the youngest ever black professor at the lauded university— was found “unresponsive” at his south London home and later pronounced dead at the scene, according to the outlet.He resigned from his job on Aug.

5 as the school launched an investigation into accusations that he plagiarized parts of his Ph.D dissertation and lied about positions he held at other schools.Arday had faced allegations that he lifted more than 100 passages in his dissertation from another academic and that he lied about job positions at passed schools....