{"id":2123195,"date":"2023-12-12T18:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T23:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-is-getting-exactly-the-president-it-hired-2\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T18:16:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T23:16:55","slug":"harvard-is-getting-exactly-the-president-it-hired-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-is-getting-exactly-the-president-it-hired-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard&#8217;s President is a perfect fit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharvard-is-getting-exactly-the-president-it-hired-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2123195&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Harvard Corporation&#8217;s Controversial\u200c Support for Plagiarist President<\/h2>\n<p>If the authors from\u2063 whom you plagiarize say\u2062 it&#8217;s OK, well, \u2063then,\u200b it&#8217;s\u200c OK! That was the upshot\u200b of the Harvard Corporation&#8217;s message to &#8220;members of the\u200d Harvard Community&#8221; on Tuesday announcing its &#8220;full support&#8221; for university president\u200c and \u200bserial \u200cplagiarist Claudine Gay.\u200c Its \u200cnote\u2064 obliquely referred to &#8220;a\u200b few instances of inadequate \u2063citation&#8221; \u2064and to Gay&#8217;s &#8220;proactive&#8221; request\u200b to have them corrected.<\/p>\n<p>In other\u200d words:\u200b Reporters have been\u200c asking questions about \u2064Gay&#8217;s plagiarism for months, and she and her defenders on the \u200dHarvard Corporation\u2014which includes \u200dthe\u2063 former president of Princeton University, Shirley Tilghman, and\u2062 the former\u2064 president of Amherst\u200c College, Biddy Martin\u2014helped her \u2063batten down the hatches. Late in the\u2064 day, five former Harvard presidents joined the chorus, \u2064too.<\/p>\n<p>The <i>Harvard \u2063Crimson<\/i>, which limply and \u2062unenthusiastically \u200bsubstantiated reports \u200cof Gay&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/every-state-is-now-a-border-state-maine-overwhelmed-by-asylum-seekers\/\" title=\"Every State Is Now a Border State \u2013 Maine Overwhelmed by Asylum Seekers\">decades-long record<\/a> of plagiarism,\u2063 talked to scholars like\u2062 Lawrence Bobo\u2014one of the many authors from whom Gay cribbed, er, inadequately\u2064 cited\u2014who told \u2063the paper he was \u2064&#8221;unconcerned&#8221;\u2063 that Gay \u200cquoted \u2064him \u200band \u2063his colleague, Gary King,\u200b without\u200d proper attribution.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, Gay violated the standards to which Harvard holds its own students. Sure, she did the same and worse to dozens \u200bof other scholars. But Harvard&#8217;s 30th president isn&#8217;t a plagiarist.\u200b And besides, \u200disn&#8217;t imitation the highest form of flattery? Take\u2064 notes, Harvard\u200c students. And Princeton \u200cstudents. And Amherst students.<\/p>\n<p>What the <i>Crimson<\/i> \u200bdidn&#8217;t mention is\u200c that Bobo,\u2062 the dean of social sciences at Harvard, was appointed to his \u2062role five years earlier by Gay, when she\u2063 was dean of Harvard&#8217;s \u200cFaculty of Arts and Sciences. She&#8217;s not just\u200c his boss, she&#8217;s \u200chis patron. Gay&#8217;s dissertation adviser, Gary \u200dKing, and her former \u200dclassmate, Stephen Voss, also\u2062 defended the\u2064 Ivy League apparatchik who absconded \u2062with their work.<\/p>\n<p>What none of\u200b them, least of\u2064 all the members\u2062 of the Harvard Corporation, want to say out \u200cloud is that Gay wasn&#8217;t tapped for\u200d her scholarship,\u2064 and they \u2062aren&#8217;t\u200c about to hold her to \u2062the standards of a serious scholar. <i>Obviously.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>No, Gay was chosen for a different set\u2062 of credentials\u2014her race, gender, political\u2063 views, and \u2062religious\u200b devotion\u200c to DEI\u2014and\u200c she is delivering on her promise \u2064to rededicate the university\u2062 to identity politics.<\/p>\n<p>To that end,\u2064 she engineered the defenestration of Roland Fryer, allegedly\u200d on Title\u200d IX \u2063charges, after \u2063the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-is-getting-exactly-the-president-it-hired\/\" title=\"Harvard's President is a perfect fit\">star black economist ruffled feathers<\/a> by debunking myths of rampant police violence. She\u200b helped strip Ronald Sullivan, a black Harvard Law professor, of\u200c an\u200d administrative post because he served\u200c on Harvey Weinstein&#8217;s defense team. She\u200c even dismissed allegations of research fraud against Ryan Enos,\u2064 a Harvard government professor, who just\u200b so happened to find that Republicans \u2063are racist\u2014a recurring theme in Gay&#8217;s own \u2063(well, not really) work.<\/p>\n<p>In her disgraceful testimony before Congress, in\u2064 which Gay\u200c was\u200b asked whether Israel\u200d has the right to exist as a Jewish\u2064 state and\u200d responded, &#8220;I \u200bbelieve Israel\u2062 has the\u200b right \u200dto exist&#8221;\u2014not necessarily\u200c as a Jewish \u200bstate\u2014she was doing \u2062the job\u200d for which she was\u2063 hired, in the way she was\u200c hired to\u2063 do it. And\u2062 the\u200c Harvard Corporation, in reaping the \u2062media \u2062whirlwind and\u2063 tossing standards aside (again) to save its\u2063 gal, is getting exactly what it asked for.<\/p>\n<h3>Update 6:07 p.m.:<\/h3>\n<p>This piece has been updated for clarity since publication.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u2062 message does the\u200d Harvard Corporation&#8217;s endorsement of Gay&#8217;s actions send to students and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-china-threat-is-real-and-upon-us\/\" title=\"The China Threat is Real and Upon Us\">academic community<\/a> regarding the \u2064acceptability of plagiarism?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ention was the sense of betrayal felt by many in the Harvard community, particularly \u2064students and faculty members who value academic integrity. Plagiarism is a serious offense that undermines the principles of honesty and originality that academia upholds.<\/p>\n<p>The Harvard Corporation&#8217;s decision to dismiss\u200c Gay&#8217;s plagiarism as a mere oversight and to offer their unwavering support raises questions about the institution&#8217;s commitment to maintaining academic standards. By downplaying the significance of her\u2062 actions and dismissing them\u2062 as\u200c &#8220;inadequate citation,&#8221; the Corporation\u2064 sends a troubling message to students and the \u2062academic community at\u2064 large.<\/p>\n<p>It is troubling to see such a prestigious institution\u2063 lend its support\u2064 to a serial plagiarist. Plagiarism not only undermines the credibility of the individual who commits it but also\u200c erodes \u200bthe foundation of\u2062 trust and intellectual rigor that universities like Harvard are built upon. Academic integrity is a fundamental value that should \u200cbe upheld by all members of the academic community, regardless of their position or title.<\/p>\n<p>It is also disheartening to see \u2062the response from Gay&#8217;s colleagues and \u2063former Harvard presidents.\u200b Their endorsement of \u200cher actions \u2064is a betrayal to the principles they were entrusted to uphold.\u2064 By defending Gay&#8217;s plagiarism, they not only condone her behavior, but they also send a message that academic dishonesty is acceptable and that there are no consequences for such actions.<\/p>\n<p>The repercussions of the Harvard Corporation&#8217;s decision are far-reaching. It undermines the credibility of the institution and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blake-masterss-expected-senate-run-catches-some-arizona-republicans-off-guard\/\" title=\"Blake Masters's Senate run surprises Arizona Republicans.\">raises\u2064 doubts<\/a> about the value of a Harvard education. Students who work hard to maintain academic integrity may feel discouraged and disillusioned \u2062by the institution&#8217;s lack\u200b of accountability.<\/p>\n<p>In order to restore faith in the integrity of the institution, the Harvard Corporation must reconsider its position and take appropriate action against Gay. Transparency and accountability are essential in maintaining academic standards and upholding the reputation of the institution. A clear message must be sent\u200c that plagiarism will not be tolerated, regardless of one&#8217;s position \u2064or status within the university.<\/p>\n<p>It is imperative that institutions like Harvard lead by\u2062 example and demonstrate a commitment to academic integrity. A university president should be a role model for students, embodying the \u2063values and principles that\u2064 define scholarly \u2063pursuits. By continuing \u200cto support a plagiarist, the Harvard Corporation undermines its own \u200creputation and compromises \u200cthe values \u2063it claims to uphold.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u2062 the Harvard Corporation&#8217;s controversial support for a plagiarist president raises serious concerns about the institution&#8217;s commitment to academic integrity. The decision sends a damaging message to students and the academic community, undermining the importance of honesty and originality in \u2062scholarly work. It is crucial that the institution addresses this issue promptly and takes appropriate action to restore faith in its \u2062commitment to academic excellence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Harvard Corporation gave its &#8220;full support&#8221; to president Claudine Gay, a serial plagiarist, stating that if the plagiarized authors approve, it&#8217;s acceptable. 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