Black Scholars Face Anonymous Accusations in Anti-DEI Crusade

“If it’s being done through an anonymous complaint process, then that indicates to me that it’s a political hit job,” said Isaac Kamola, director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom at the American Association of University Professors.  “It’s a mockery of academic peer review.” An allegation of plagiarism “needs to be evaluated outside of a right-wing ecosystem that is committed to destroying the careers of Black scholars,” he said.