A panel found that nine of 25 allegations were “of principal concern” and “paraphrased or reproduced the language of others without quotation marks and without sufficient and clear crediting of sources.”
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University has shed fresh light on the ongoing investigation into plagiarism accusations against former president
The three presidents had been called before the Republican-led House Committee on Education and the Workforce to answer accusations that universities were failing to protect Jewish students amid rising fears of antisemitism worldwide and the fallout from Israel’s intensifying war in Gaza.
Gay said it depended on the context, adding that when “speech crosses into conduct, that violates our policies.” The answer faced swift backlash from Republican and some Democratic lawmakers, as well as the White House.
The House committee announced days later that it would investigate the policies and disciplinary procedures at Harvard, MIT and Penn.
The corporation initially rallied behind Gay, saying a review of her scholarly work turned up “a few instances of inadequate citation” but no evidence of research misconduct. The allegations of plagiarism continued to surface through December, and Gay resigned this month.
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