New Criminal Complaint Reveals Harvard University President Claudine Gay’s 40 Acts of Plagiarism

New criminal complaint reveals Harvard University president Claudine Gay is now accused of 40 acts of plagiarism.. Claudine Gay, the disgraced President of Harvard University currently facing scrutiny, is now at the center of a new complaint that accuses her of plagiarism in over 40 instances. A 37-page report details numerous instances where Gay, a political scientist by training, is alleged to have used quotes or paraphrased other authors without appropriate citations in her scholarly work. This practice is in direct violation of the prestigious institution’s stringent guidelines. The Washington Free Beacon, which obtained the document, reports that it has independently confirmed both the legitimacy of these claims and the identity of the complainant – a renowned professor from a different university who has chosen to remain anonymous due to concerns about potential backlash. (Chuck Callesto)

BREAKING: Congress has demanded that Harvard provide all documentation related to Claudine Gay's plagiarism and any potential cover-up. Rep. Foxx reminds Harvard that if it does not uphold standards of academic integrity, it will put its federal funding at risk. pic.twitter.com/JYg9H3DFPw

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Fresh Allegations of Plagiarism Unearthed in Official Academic Complaint Against Claudine Gay

Harvard’s Research Integrity Office received the complaint on Tuesday, detailing over 40 cases of alleged plagiarism

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By: Aaron Sibarium, December 19, 2023:

Harvard University on Tuesday received a complaint outlining over 40 allegations of plagiarism against its embattled president, Claudine Gay. The document paints a picture of a pattern of misconduct more extensive than has been previously reported and puts the Harvard Corporation, the university’s governing body—which said it initiated an “independent review” of Gay’s scholarship and issued a statement of support for her leadership—back in the spotlight.

The new allegations, which were submitted to Harvard’s research integrity officer, Stacey Springs, include the examples reported by the Washington Free Beacon and other outlets, as well as dozens of additional cases in which Gay quoted or paraphrased authors without proper attribution, according to a copy of the complaint reviewed by the Free Beacon. They range from missing quotation marks around a few phrases or sentences to entire paragraphs lifted verbatim.

The full list of examples spans seven of Gay’s publications—two more than previously reported—which comprise almost half of her scholarly output. Though the Harvard Corporation said earlier this month that it initiated an independent review of Gay’s work in October and found “no violation of Harvard’s standards for research misconduct,” that probe focused on just three papers.

“[I]t is impossible that your office has already reviewed the entirety of these materials,” the complaint reads, “as many … have not been previously reported or submitted.”

All allegations of faculty plagiarism must be reviewed by Harvard’s research integrity officer, according to the school’s official policies, and if deemed credible are referred for further investigation. A guilty finding can result in a range of consequences—including “suspension,” “rank reduction,” and “termination of employment.”

In determining the appropriate sanction, the school claims to consider whether the misconduct “was an isolated event or part of a pattern.”

Lurking in the background of the complaint is the question of whether Gay, Harvard’s 30th president, will be held to the same standards as the university’s own students, dozens of whom are disciplined for plagiarism each year. The school has typically been softer on faculty accused of academic dishonesty, either giving them a symbolic slap on the wrist or dismissing the charges altogether.

The double standard has outraged students. In 2005, for example, Harvard declined to sanction one of its star law professors, Larry Tribe, after he plagiarized just one author. The Harvard Crimson‘s editorial board lambasted the “glaring double standard” and demanded Tribe be punished.

“Students caught plagiarizing are routinely suspended for semesters or even entire academic years,” the paper wrote. “For professors who plagiarize, however, not even a modicum of punishment seems to be in play.”

The Free Beacon independently verified the veracity of the new allegations against Gay as well as the identity of the complainant—a professor at another university—who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation. Harvard did not respond to a request for comment.

The complaint is likely to brighten the klieg lights on Gay in the wake of her disastrous congressional testimony, during which she offered vague and at times tone-deaf answers to questions about anti-Semitism—including one excruciating exchange in which Gay refused to say that calls for genocide violate Harvard policy. The testimony prompted an emergency meeting of the Harvard Corporation to decide Gay’s fate.

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aMongoose

4 months ago

So by the schools bylaws she should be suspended for two semesters for each count.
That’s 40 years. Good riddance

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Eric Arthur Blair

4 months ago

It’s not plagiarism when you are a radical leftist Jew hater; it’s equity and inclusion.

Blacks are allowed to steal and cheat.

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Raymond of Canada

4 months ago

She is not above the law.

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PatD

4 months ago

Reply to  Raymond of Canada

You must be kidding. Blacks don’t have to follow laws or rules ever since the muslim ubumer started occupying our WH. Just like the criminal moron who pulled the fire alarm at the capital.

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PatD

4 months ago

Nothing will happen since she can throw the ignorant race card.

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Michelle

4 months ago

Typical leftism when the aimed destruction of the competent meritocracy allows diverse criminals, who have to cheat and steal to maintain their pose, to take power. What did they expect?

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Stephen Honig

4 months ago

She’s black, gay and a liberal. She has the Teflon coating. If the 40 acts of plagiarism wont get her fired than nothing will.

Last edited 4 months ago by armr145

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Grendel

4 months ago

She’s black
She’s liberal
She’s democrat

What do you think will be her punishment!

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Awesomelady

4 months ago

First investigation should be the committee that reviewed her work and let her obtained her doctor’s degree. They should have caught all of that. Second she should lose her degree and restart the process. She should be sued by the writer’s she copied from. There should be financial penalties. Just starters.

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Martin1818

4 months ago

In the Internet age, plagiarism is easily detected and degree papers are checked for plagiarism.
I assume that this was known before.

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