A scandal has erupted at Harvard University following the resignation of Claudine Gay, with accusations of plagiarism now extending to Neri Oxman, the spouse of Bill Ackman. Oxman, a tenured professor at MIT, has been accused of plagiarizing in her 2010 PhD dissertation. Business Insider revealed that several paragraphs in Oxman’s dissertation contain direct quotes without proper attribution from sources such as Israeli scholars and a German physicist.
Oxman has responded to the allegations on social media, acknowledging the omission of quotation marks in her dissertation. The irony of the situation lies in the fact that Ackman, known for his hardline stance against plagiarism, was involved in criticizing Gay for similar academic missteps.
The fallout at Harvard began with accusations against Gay, the former university president, for allegedly plagiarizing parts of her PhD dissertation from 1997. Right-wing journalists and conservative pundits, including Ackman, seized on the allegations to call for Gay’s resignation and stir up animosity towards Harvard’s first Black president.
The controversy surrounding plagiarism at elite institutions like Harvard and MIT has raised questions about academic integrity and accountability. As accusations continue to surface, it remains to be seen how these institutions will address the issue and uphold ethical standards in academia.
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