Academic Honesty – The College Fix

Former Stanford president retracts ‘groundbreaking’ Alzheimer’s paper

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 23:01:37 +0000

Retraction is his fourth in four months Former Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, who resigned in July of last year after an investigation found flaws in his research, retracted a 2009 science paper formerly described as “groundbreaking.” The prestigious science journal Nature announced the retraction in a December 18 article signed by Tessier-Lavigne (pictured)…

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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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Some Harvard scholars demand return to academic freedom, free speech on campus

Matthew Xiao - Cornell University — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:00:58 +0000

‘Harvard is a vastly less tolerant place than it was when I arrived in 1998’ As controversy engulfs Harvard University, three of its professors recently censured administrators for promulgating leftist ideology at the expense of academic freedom and called for a return to free speech and open inquiry on campus. Law Professor J. Mark Ramseyer, psychology Professor Steven Pinker…

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Black scholar plagiarized by Harvard’s Gay sends legal demand letter: ‘unlawful copying’

Jennifer Kabbany - Fix Editor — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:36:56 +0000

Carol Swain, one of the most prominent conservative black scholars in the nation whose ideas appear to have been lifted and riffed on by Harvard University’s Claudine Gay without credit, has sent a letter to the institution’s leaders demanding answers and “remedies.” The Jan. 3 letter is addressed to Harvard Corporation fellows, who oversee the school, and states Swain’s 1993 book “Black Faces…

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Gay doubles down on denials of plagiarism, antisemitism in New York Times op-ed

College Fix Staff — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 01:31:59 +0000

‘I have never misrepresented my research findings,’ Gay said Former Harvard President Claudine Gay disputed plagiarism accusations and blamed her resignation on racism, lies, and anxiety projection in a Wednesday New York Times op-ed. “My hope is that by stepping down I will deny demagogues the opportunity to further weaponize my presidency in their campaign to undermine the ideals animating…

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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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Despite rampant plagiarism, Harvard’s Gay to keep job as professor, earn nearly $900,000 per year

Jennifer Kabbany - Fix Editor — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:21:49 +0000

‘It’s unacceptable when you have students at Harvard who would be expelled for plagiarism to allow a faculty member who has nearly 50 examples of plagiarism in their very slim body of academic work,’ GOP rep says Claudine Gay may have stepped down as Harvard University’s president on Tuesday amid plagiarism and antisemitism scandals, but the embattled scholar appears poised to land on her feet.

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Harvard Corporation members should resign in wake of Gay fiasco, watchdogs say

Jennifer Kabbany - Fix Editor — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 05:22:35 +0000

UPDATED ‘Unless the board itself undergoes a revolution, nothing at Harvard will change’ Members of the Harvard Corporation must also resign, say a growing chorus of observers and watchdogs just hours after news broke Tuesday that President Claudine Gay was stepping down in disgrace amid plagiarism and antisemitism scandals. Gay announced Tuesday she would resign as president after only five…

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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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