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Professor who belittled Christopher Rufo’s Harvard degree ‘apologizes’

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 16:43:57 +0000

Says original remarks were ‘clearly phrased badly’ The Harvard professor who made fun of conservative journalist Christopher Rufo’s Harvard Extension School degree as “not the same” as those earned by “normal” Harvard students … has offered an apology. Sort of. Jennifer Hochschild, a professor of government and African/African American Studies whose work was plagiarized by former Harvard…

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Elite professors might prefer teaching Republicans: op-ed

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 22:12:15 +0000

A Free Press writer penned an op-ed Tuesday praising the virtues of Republican students and suggesting that elite college professors should decamp to conservative schools to teach them. Republicans raise “happy, obedient kids,” reporter Ben Kawaller wrote. “And as I watch what’s become of our university campuses, where student outrage can curtail curricula, debase administrators…

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Professor plagiarized by Gay attacks Rufo for Harvard Extension School degree

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:32:16 +0000

‘Those students are great – I teach them- but they are not the same as what we normally think of as Harvard graduate students’ The ongoing fallout from the resignation of Claudine Gay as president of Harvard University includes rehashing an old argument against conservative journalist Christopher Rufo and his degree from the institution. Rufo has a master’s degree from Harvard Extension School…

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Billionaire CEO announces MIT plagiarism probe

College Fix Staff — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:30:47 +0000

Bill Ackman launched review following plagiarism accusations against his wife This past weekend, hedge fund founder Bill Ackman announced he would launch an AI plagiarism review of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s faculty and leaders with possible plans to extend the probe to other elite universities. Ackman (pictured), CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, wrote Friday on X…

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Three takeaways from the Claudine Gay resignation

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:32:32 +0000

Take #1: The mainstream media is a bigger joke than ever. On Wednesday, the Associated Press headlined “Harvard president’s resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism.” Later that day it sort of backtracked, changing the headline to “Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrage.” It noted the original…

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Media hyped up ‘brain drain’ from red states, higher ed reporter says

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:03:55 +0000

‘Media hyped a brain drain,’ Inside Higher Ed reporter says Give credit to Ryan Quinn with Inside Higher Ed – even though his publication leans left and is sympathetic to complaints about conservative politicians, he analyzed the data and concluded it is unlikely there is a mass “brain drain” of professors leaving red states. “News articles and opinion pieces have raised alarms that…

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AP says plagiarism ‘new conservative weapon’ against higher ed

College Fix Staff — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 13:22:06 +0000

Journalist Christopher Rufo announces ‘fund’ for ‘plagiarism hunting’ Identifying instances of plagiarism is a “weapon” conservatives plan to use “against colleges,” the Associated Press wrote in the aftermath of Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigning. The AP reported: The AP credited people such as Christopher Rufo for leading the charge, along with The Washington Free Beacon…

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Black leftist scholars blame Harvard president’s resignation on racism

College Fix Staff — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 05:02:23 +0000

Leading black leftist scholars are not blaming the resignation of Harvard University President Claudine Gay on her dozens of instances of plagiarism recently exposed, nor the outrage over her apathy for Jew hatred. No, it’s racism’s fault. “Racist mobs won’t stop until they topple all Black people from positions of power and influence who are not reinforcing the structure of racism…

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Claudine Gay will resign as Harvard president

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:34:46 +0000

UPDATED Lasted just over six months in office Claudine Gay will resign as president of Harvard University, the Ivy League school announced today. She has repeatedly faced plagiarism accusations, including a fresh complaint filed just yesterday. Gay appeared to blame the criticism at least partially on “racial animus” toward her as a black woman. “My deep sense of connection to Harvard and…

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New College of Florida offers ‘haven for Harvard refugees’

Anna Wascovich - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 05:04:18 +0000

Rabbi criticizes hostility toward Jews at Harvard The New College of Florida wants Harvard University students who fear antisemitism on campus to transfer. The new initiative has “not had any applicants” yet, according to the university, but even so, it is still important, according to a spokesman for the college. Spokesman Nathan March directed The College Fix to an interview with President…

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