Harvard University detailed its response to the controversy surrounding plagiarism allegations against former President Claudine Gay in a new report submitted to Congress on Friday.
harvard university reportwhich one It has been submitted The report to the House Education and Labor Committee said the university subcommittee appointed an independent panel of “three of the most prominent political scientists in the country” and that the panel “research findings not attributed to the gay president.” “There is virtually no evidence that any such claim was made intentionally,” the paper explains in detail. The independent commission did not consider all of the plagiarism charges against Gay, only the 25 charges cited by the New York Post. Of these, the panel said 16 were “trivial”, used “commonly used language” or deemed previous publications “infringing copyright”. . “Attention decreased.”
The committee had to consider whether Gay engaged in “intentional, knowing, or reckless conduct” in accordance with Harvard's policies, the report said. Gay himself was the one who approved adding these conditions to Harvard's research policy in 2019. (Related: Claudine Gay had a history of joining Harvard's diversity bureaucracy before becoming president)
The committee found that Gay “paraphrased or reproduced the words of others without quotation marks and without giving full and clear credit to the source,” or “failed to provide citations in accordance with established best scientific practices.” ” certified nine claims.
Harvard University Research Misconduct Policy Define Plagiarism is “plagiarizing someone else's ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.”
Based on its findings, the committee recommended on Nov. 20 that a subcommittee of Harvard University members conduct a “broader review” of gay research. The committee then determined that two of her works did not comply with academic guidelines and needed to be revised.
One of the studies flagged for revision by the subcommittee “did not constitute research misconduct because it was neither reckless nor intentional,” according to the report.
Ms. Gay submitted amendments to the two articles on Dec. 14 after the subcommittee shared its findings.
On Dec. 10, the university further reviewed allegations of plagiarism related to Gaye's paper, which were not included in the subcommittee's initial review, and found additional “examples of duplicative language without proper attribution.”
The Harvard University report claims to detail “the rigor of the process and the principles of fairness and diligence that guided our actions and decisions.”
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 5: Harvard University President Dr. Claudine Gay testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 5, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Gay resigned as president on January 2, saying it was in Harvard's “best interest.” She did not mention or apologize for her plagiarism in her resignation letter, instead she claimed that she was “subjected to personal attacks and threats fueled by racial hostility.” .
Harvard University did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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