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Obama secretly pushed Harvard to keep president Claudine Gay despite campus antisemitism, plagiarism controversies: report

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Obama, 62, a 1991 graduate of Harvard’s law school, privately urged the university to let Gay remain in office.

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  1. Harvard President Claudine Gay corrects two scholarly articles following allegations of plagiarism

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  2. Harvard president will update dissertation after new plagiarism allegations, university officials say

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    Obama secretly pushed Harvard to keep president Claudine Gay despite campus antisemitism, plagiarism controversies: report

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  1. New York Post

    Why is Harvard giving Claudine Gay ‘plagiarism privilege’? (opens New York Post)

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    President Claudine Gay is being protected by Harvard, despite a shoddy history of what sure looks like plagiarism from other scholars. Why would the world’s most prestigious school do thar?

  2. CNN

    Harvard President Claudine Gay corrects two scholarly articles following allegations of plagiarism (opens CNN)

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    Harvard President Claudine Gay submitted corrections to two scholarly articles published in 2001 and 2017, following allegations of plagiarism, University spokesperson Jonathan L. Swain told CNN on Friday.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Harvard President Accused Of Plagiarism Issues Corrections To Articles Involving ‘Quotation Marks And Citations’ (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Harvard President Claudine Gay issued two corrections to articles following accusations of plagiarism.

  4. The Daily Caller

    Harvard President’s ‘Flimsy’ Record And Plagiarism Allegations Set Her Apart From Her Prodigious Predecessors (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Harvard President Claudine Gay is under fire following plagiarism accusations, igniting skepticism of her academic career

  5. The Washington Free Beacon

    Fresh Allegations of Plagiarism Unearthed in Official Academic Complaint Against Claudine Gay (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Harvard University on Tuesday received a complaint outlining over 40 allegations of plagiarism against its embattled president, Claudine Gay. The document paints a picture of a pattern of misconduct more extensive than has been previously reported and puts the Harvard Corporation, the university's g…

  6. The Boston Globe

    Congress widens probe of Harvard president to plagiarism accusations (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A US House of Representatives committee has opened an inquiry into Harvard University’s handling of allegations of plagiarism against President Claudine Gay, who sat before the panel this month to address antisemitism on campus.

  7. CNN

    Harvard president’s corrections do not address her most clear instances of plagiarism, including as a student in the 1990s (opens CNN)

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    Harvard’s recent correction of two academic papers written by Harvard’s president did not address even clearer examples of plagiarism from earlier in Claudine Gay’s academic history at the school, according to a CNN analysis of her writings.

  8. New York Post

    Harvard University president Claudine Gay accused of 40 acts of plagiarism in new complaint (opens New York Post)

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    The 37-page document compiles dozens of cases where Gay, a political scientist, allegedly quoted or paraphrased authors without proper attribution in her academic works.

  9. Hot Air

    Uh Oh: 40 New Allegations of Plagiarism for Harvard's Gay? (opens Hot Air)

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    Harvard University on Tuesday received a complaint outlining over 40 allegations of plagiarism against its embattled president, Claudine Gay. The document paints a picture of a pattern of misconduct m...

  10. Fox News

    Congress expands scope of Harvard investigation to include allegations of president's plagiarism (opens Fox News)

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    The House Committee on Education and the Workforce expanded it's investigation into Harvard to include allegations of plagiarism against University President Claudine Gay.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Embattled Harvard president Claudine Gay faces more plagiarism allegations (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Harvard president Claudine Gay is facing renewed pressure to relinquish her post atop the nation's most prestigious university as allegations of plagiarism mount.

  12. The Daily Caller

    Harvard’s President Rocked With A Fresh Slew Of Plagiarism Allegations (opens The Daily Caller)

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    More allegations of plagiarism against Harvard President Claudine Gay emerged Tuesday in a complaint filed with the university

  13. Fox News

    Embattled Harvard University President Claudine Gay hit with more plagiarism charges (opens Fox News)

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    Harvard University President Claudine Gay has been slapped with additional charges of plagiarism, according to a letter obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

  14. Fox News

    House widens Claudine Gay probe after new plagiarism accusations hit Harvard president (opens Fox News)

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    House Republicans are widening their probe into Harvard President Claudine Gay as plagiarism allegations continue to mount around her.

  15. Anchorage Daily News

    Harvard president will update dissertation after new plagiarism allegations, university officials say (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Scrutiny is intensifying on Claudine Gay after her testimony on campus antisemitism

  16. RedState

  17. The Daily Caller

    House Investigating If Harvard Looked ‘The Other Way’ When School Became Aware Of President’s Plagiarism Allegations (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The House Education Committee announced Thursday it is expanding its investigation into Harvard University to include the presidents plagiarism

  18. UPI

    House committee to probe plagiarism allegations against Harvard president (opens UPI)

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    The U.S. House plans to expand its probe into Harvard University President Claudine Gay to include allegations of plagiarism in her academic work.

  19. Washington Examiner

    House widens Harvard investigation to include allegations of plagiarism against Gay (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The House Committee on Education and the Workforce announced an expansion of the investigation into Harvard University to include allegations of plagiarism against the school's president.

  20. Wall Street Journal

    Harvard Stands Behind Its President Claudine Gay After New Plagiarism Allegations (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Claudine Gay will add attributions to her Ph.D. dissertation, the school said, but a board subcommittee again cleared her of research misconduct.

  21. New York Post

    Academic whom Claudine Gay copied calls for her to be fired, says Harvard needs to get ‘back towards sanity’ (opens New York Post)

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    “Fire Claudine Gay posthaste,” Swain posted Thursday on X, as part of a post titled “some free unsolicited advice for Harvard University”.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Harvard President Claudine Gay requests more corrections as plagiarism charges mount (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Harvard University President Claudine Gay is requesting three additional corrections to her doctoral dissertation, as allegations that she repeatedly plagiarized her academic writings continue to mount.

  23. New York Post

    Republicans probe Harvard President Claudine Gay’s plagiarism, ‘shameful’ suppression of NY Post (opens New York Post)

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    House Republicans are investigating Harvard’s handling of “credible allegations of plagiarism” against Claudine Gay, as well as the university’s efforts to suppress inquiries from The Post.

  24. Fox News

    Harvard admits more instances of 'duplicative language' found in President Gay's work amid plagiarism claims (opens Fox News)

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    Harvard President Claudine Gay is to request corrections to her 1997 dissertation after the university found more "duplicative language" in her work.

  25. Legal Insurrection

    Congress Investigation Into Harvard to Include Plagiarism Allegations Against President Claudine Gay (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    The House Committee on Education and Workforce has decided to include allegations of plagiarism against President Claudine Gay in its investigation into Harvard. The investigation started due to the school's horrible reaction to the antisemitism on its campus.

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