Or was it the pro-DEI mob who elevated an academic to a position they didn’t deserve and put them in the firing line, labelling any complaint as racist? Neither scenario is satisfactory.

To be clear, the “shortcoming” here is plagiarism and falsifying evidence, the worst offence in academia. Sure, the racist anti-DEI mob played a part. But is that because they were the only ones prepared to stick their heads above the parapets?

There were many regular academic colleagues of his who expressed concerns when the investigation bothered to ask, but for some reason they were afraid to lodge the initial complaint themselves. This is concerning.