Harvard University President Claudine Gay has been accused of plagiarizing her doctoral dissertation. This was reported by The New York Times , UNN writes.
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Students noticed plagiarism in the president's 1997 doctoral dissertation. Gaye cited other sources and did not mention the authors. Harvard reported that not only some phrases, but entire paragraphs were similar. Gay also reportedly copied the words of gratitude that were in the book of scientist Jennifer Hochschild.
Harvard said on Wednesday that the investigation of Dr. Gay's work was not handled by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' Office of Research Integrity, which normally investigates plagiarism allegations against a member of that faculty. Instead, the corporation's 12-member board, which has been criticized for being insular, appointed a panel of outside scholars to avoid conflicts of interest, as the head of the research integrity office ultimately reports to the president
Harvard reports that the president should update her dissertation and correct the plagiarism. Earlier, Gay was also accused of plagiarism in a local article.
Recall
Behavioral scientist Francesca Gino from Harvard Business School, who has co-authored dozens of scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, is accused of fabricating researchthat included studies on honest behavior.