The Philosophy Chair and Rector at Ghent U stood accused by an astonishing 70% of the Philosophy staff of violating the Ghent U Code of Ethics for having appointed Cofnas. They reviewed his public statements in favor, for example, of the disappearance of Black faculty at…

— Rakesh Bhandari (@postdiscipline) August 20, 2026

Since becoming rector in October 2025, De Sutter has presided over the transformation of Ghent University's Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences into a European hub for the race science movement.

Nathan Cofnas – A philosopher who wrote that "the number of Black professors would approach zero". Hired in March 2026. Defended by De Sutter when 45 philosophers called for his resignation, accusing him of promoting "racist pseudoscience".

Bouke de Vries – The professor who hired Cofnas. Formally reprimanded for teaching replacement theory. Accused of legitimizing eugenics.

Craig Willy – De Vries's PhD student. Regular contributor to Aporia magazine—a publication of the Human Diversity Foundation, a far-right organization whose members argue certain ethnic groups are genetically superior.

Arday was fragile, like Swartz and Graeber.  Graeber was a fantasist and Arday was little else. He and Swarz were killed by their enablers, but Arday had conned them, and they were desperate to be conned. Petra De Sutter is a man.