Alade McKen, the chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at Columbia University's medical school, is accused of plagiarizing his dissertation from Wikipedia and other sources. A 55-page complaint alleges extensive plagiarism in McKen's 2021 dissertation, with two pages directly copied from Wikipedia. This accusation adds to the ongoing scrutiny of DEI officers and their academic integrity.
Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center's new DEI leader has been accused of plagiarizing his dissertation from Wikipedia. You couldn't make this up. According to the NY Times: "The 55-page complaint accused the official, Alade McKen, of copying material in his 2021… https://t.co/Ai1KNgtZgs
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The entire #DEI thing is a scam. Columbia University Hospital DEI Chief Is Serial Plagiarist, Complaint Alleges https://t.co/bebYxiZaYk
A 50-page anonymous complaint accuses the chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at Columbia University's medical school of plagiarizing from Wikipedia and other sources for his doctoral dissertation. MORE:https://t.co/WazHjHxDay https://t.co/kENLJ7Q1yo
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Why does DEI go hand in hand with fraud? Because DEI is fraud. https://t.co/O0e3nOo1LG
More incredible journalism from @aaronsibarium: @ColumbiaMed's Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Dr. Alade McKen (he/him) plagiarized extensively...from Wikipedia. Wonder why the leftist establishment do anything and everything to protect DEI? It doesn't take much to… https://t.co/JMgppFZQIc https://t.co/Tcflfjfgfs
It's almost like DEI is a scam populated by con-artists. https://t.co/0pq7AjVbiN
A diversity and equity leader at Columbia University, who pursued a doctorate degree from Iowa State University in 2021, has been accused of plagiarizing over 30 authors—and the publicly-edited website Wikipedia—in his dissertation. https://t.co/kj5qrt5TEz
DEI is a form of academic corruption and many DEI bureaucrats are guilty of academic fraud. Shut it all down. https://t.co/9R3uegiQ2P
Why have so many DEI officers plagiarized their dissertations? The plagarism wars are just beginning. https://t.co/LHd6PBzl1c
NEW: The chief diversity officer of Columbia University's medical school, Alade McKen, plagiarized extensively in his doctoral dissertation, lifting huge chunks of material without attribution. Two pages in the dissertation come directly from Wikipedia.🧵 https://t.co/V1cy1vOwe4 https://t.co/UBpTyOWXXT
DEI: Every university ought to eliminate its DEI department. Columbia’s DEI chief plagiarized 20% of his 2021 dissertation: "'UBUNTU' I am because we are: A case study examining the experiences of an African-centered Rites of Passage program within a community-based… https://t.co/8ZCrefXW60 https://t.co/o4JnbQMXa2
DEI: Every university ought to eliminate its DEI departments. The people running them are frauds. Columbia’s DEI chief plagiarized 20% of his 2021 dissertation: "'UBUNTU' I am because we are: A case study examining the experiences of an African-centered Rites of Passage program… https://t.co/NaPmahtoMe https://t.co/o4JnbQMXa2
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