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Overcoming barriers and self-celebration, Jason Arday

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Overcoming barriers and self-celebration, Jason Arday

Professor Arday is Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. He is a Trustee of the Runnymede Trust, the UK’s leading Race Equality Thinktank and the British Sociological Association (BSA). Jason sits on the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) National Advisory Panel, the NHS Race and Health Observatory Academic Reference Group and the ITV Cultural Advisory Council.  Professor Arday’s research focuses on the areas of race, higher education, intersectionality, mental health, neurodiversity and cultural studies. In this episode, Jason shares his story of overcoming barriers and why self-celebration is an important part of our journey.