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Scientist cited in push to oust Harvard’s Claudine Gay has links to eugenicists (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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A data scientist promoted by the rightwing activist Christopher Rufo, the Manhattan Institute thinktank, and other conservatives as an expert critic of the former Harvard president Claudine Gay has co-authored several papers in collaboration with a network of scholars who have been broadly criticized as eugenicists, or scientific racists.

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[–] ptsdstillinmymind@lemmy.studio 2 points 10 months ago

Oh look another Nazi

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

In a completely deadpan voice: Color me surprised.