Students have been suspended or even expelled from Harvard for plagiarism. Why is Claudine Gay getting a pass?
The Washington Examiner reports:
Harvard students are expelled for plagiarism. Why does Claudine Gay get a pass?More than two dozen students were expelled from Harvard College for what the school described as academic dishonesty during the 2020–21 academic school year. Of the 138 academic integrity cases heard by Harvard’s Honor Council that year, the second most-cited violation was plagiarism, according to the Harvard Crimson. Exam cheating topped the list.One can only imagine what these former students are thinking in light of the scandal involving Claudine Gay, Harvard’s own president.In 2022, Harvard’s Honor Council heard 138 academic integrity cases, according to the Harvard Crimson.The second most cited violation? Plagiarism…More than two dozen students were expelled from Harvard College for what the school described as academic dishonesty during the 2020–21 academic school year. Of the 138 academic integrity cases heard by Harvard’s Honor Council that year, the second most-cited violation was plagiarism, according to the Harvard Crimson. Exam cheating topped the list.One can only imagine what these former students are thinking in light of the scandal involving Claudine Gay, Harvard’s own president.In 2022, Harvard’s Honor Council heard 138 academic integrity cases, according to the Harvard Crimson.The second most cited violation? Plagiarism.Articles that meet academic standards are rarely retroactively edited, and the idea that Gay was getting off scot-free for committing an academic violation that had ensnared so many students rankled some Harvard faculty members.“It’s troubling to see the standards we apply to undergrads seem to differ from the standards we apply to faculty,” Theda Skocpol, a professor of government and sociology at Harvard, told the New York Times.Harvard often does not treat such infractions lightly.
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