Arrr, me hearties! Them Harvard alumni be all aflutter as their scurvy President Claudine Gay be facin' yet more accusations of stealin' words!
2023-12-23
Arrr, me hearties! The fine folk who be graduatin' from Harvard be raisin' a fuss about the big shots in charge findin' more o' that "duplicative language" in the writin' o' Harvard President Claudine Gay. Methinks they be havin' a laugh at her expense, mateys!
Harvard University alumni have reacted to the recent discovery of more instances of "duplicative language" in the academic work of Harvard President Claudine Gay. The university admitted to finding additional instances of plagiarism and expanded its investigation into whether students and the university's leader were held to the same standards on plagiarism. Harvard alumnus Jonathan Harounoff expressed his disappointment, stating that if he or any of his classmates had been found guilty of plagiarism, they would have faced severe consequences. He criticized the university for holding its president to a different standard than its students.The Harvard Corporation, the highest governing body of the university, released a summary of its review, stating that Gay would request three corrections to her 1997 Ph.D. dissertation. Harvard also found two more instances of "duplicative language without appropriate attribution" through additional review. This comes after Gay had already submitted corrections to two articles published in 2001 and 2017. A complaint was filed alleging more than 40 instances of plagiarism, ranging from missing quotation marks to entire paragraphs lifted verbatim in Gay's work.
Harvard alumnus Eliot Cohen described plagiarism as a violation of academic values, expressing his concern about the double standards and corruption at the university. Despite the allegations and controversy surrounding Gay, some alumni have shown their support. Over 500 Harvard faculty members signed a letter backing Gay, and the Harvard Alumni Association Executive Committee and Black alumni also offered their support.
The allegations of plagiarism have raised questions about Harvard's commitment to academic integrity and the double standards applied to its students and president. The university has faced criticism for its handling of the situation, and alumni are concerned about the impact on the university's reputation.