Overview

• A series of plagiarism allegations have emerged against DEI officials at Ivy League universities, with Columbia University's DEI chief, Alade McKen, being the latest accused.
• McKen is accused of plagiarizing material from over 30 authors and Wikipedia for his doctoral dissertation at Iowa State University.
• The allegations against McKen include copying material verbatim from Wikipedia and other scholars without proper citation.
• This scandal follows recent plagiarism controversies involving other Ivy League DEI officials and former Harvard president Claudine Gay.
• The accusations have sparked a broader discussion about the integrity of DEI initiatives and academic standards in higher education.