Christian, black scholar Dr Carol Swain speaks out after being plagiarized multiple times by Claudine Gay

Longtime political science professor Dr. Carol Swain spoke out with a new letter on Christmas Day after she was among the many people from whom Harvard President Claudine Gay had plagiarized their work. Swain has called for a “return to sanity” by Harvard University as well as a firing of Gay after her various offenses. 

Swain begins her new letter by saying that just a few months ago, "I was invited to apply for a visiting professorship at a major university out west. As part of the application, I had to submit a mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statement."

"It was difficult to write because I believe that all DEI programs should be abolished and that we can achieve diversity without discrimination," explained Swain. "As I argued in my co-authored book, 'The Adversity of Diversity,' DEI programs are divisive, and many, if not all, of the programs violate our civil rights laws, as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment."

Swain then revealed that it is her belief that merit should trump all else, writing, "Therefore, I argued that diversity programs should share the same fate as race-based college admissions, which the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional last June."

She then explained that she supports equality of opportunity, not leftist equity which involves modifying outcomes based on skin color: "I am fervently committed to advancing diversity, equal opportunity – not equity – and inclusion, resulting in a policy that can promote true integration and respect of individuals in American institutions and society. True diversity comes through the practice of nondiscrimination, outreach, and compliance with existing civil rights law and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment."

The longtime professor noted that she speaks "as a person who started life in poverty, dropped out of middle school, married at age 16, and had three children before I turned 21," before adding, "And yet I found success."

"As I’ve shared in the PragerU video, 'What I Can Teach You About Racism': You can start out with every advantage and waste them all," Swain wrote in her conclusion, "Or you can start out with nothing and become a success. It all depends on you. Your attitude is far more important than your race, gender, or social class in determining what you will accomplish in life."

Dr. Carol M. Swain is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Faith and Culture and the author of “The Adversity of Diversity: How the Supreme Court’s Decision to Remove Race from College Admissions Criteria Will Doom Diversity Programs.”