Black academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid a high-profile plagiarism storm that featured racism claims, was found dead Friday, the prestigious British institution…

A British sociologist who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week following plagiarism accusations was found dead Friday, according to British media.

The high-flying academic at the centre of a Cambridge University plagiarism row has been found dead.

Police say 41-year-old was found unresponsive at address in south London and pronounced dead at the scene