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68. Let's not lose sight of the fact

Tue Jan 2, 2024, 08:12 PM

Jan 2024

that the main impetus for scrutinizing her record was the goal of pre-emptively shutting down speech on collage campuses.

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HARVARD PRESIDENT CLAUDINE GAY RESIGNS, SHORTEST TENURE IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY [View all] Nevilledog Jan 2024 OP

Pretty much saw this coming. Mosby Jan 2024 #1

That, and 40 counts of plagiarism Groundhawg Jan 2024 #5

Institutional racism is live and well. malaise Jan 2024 #2

As is institutional anti-Semitism. OilemFirchen Jan 2024 #4

Now, they'll get themselves an old white dude Bettie Jan 2024 #7

Just get someone qualified this time Raine Jan 2024 #12

She shouldn't have been offered a job Raine Jan 2024 #8

It's racism not to hold her to the same standards as others Sympthsical Jan 2024 #9

Not everything Mossfern Jan 2024 #19

You misspelled "Institutional antisemitism". AkFemDem Jan 2024 #34

I don't think the facts support either of those statements. yardwork Jan 2024 #41

This story seems more complicated than at first glance PJMcK Jan 2024 #63

Will Bunch Nevilledog Jan 2024 #3

A plagiarist who let antisemitism fester Sympthsical Jan 2024 #6

What are the 4 or 5 most egregious? dpibel Jan 2024 #64

Have we learned nothing . . . Sympthsical Jan 2024 #66

Good. nt LexVegas Jan 2024 #10

Good, she should have resigned long ago. nt Raine Jan 2024 #11

Do you think she got a fucking fair shake or did she get the bum steer? SoFlaBro Jan 2024 #21

How would people have reacted here if she'd been a conservative? The Mouth Jan 2024 #23

+1 That makes total sense. Thank you. SoFlaBro Jan 2024 #26

Wonder what her severance payout was ? MichMan Jan 2024 #13

I hope folks are ready to defend universities and colleges in their communities, because this is only the beginning, and WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #14

Yup. Some don't understand that this is a planned attack on higher ed. Nevilledog Jan 2024 #15

Yep. That, and an attack on any DEI efforts in any public-facing institution or system. Anyone celebrating it does not WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #16

They're bragging about it Nevilledog Jan 2024 #35

It's laughable that community college dropout Charlie Kirk, Tanuki Jan 2024 #43

Agreed. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #18

If plagiarism in academia is so widespread, why do colleges all have policies that prohibit it for students? MichMan Jan 2024 #40

I am not defending plagiarism. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #51

If I were any university president, jimfields33 Jan 2024 #55

It isn't a matter of societal expectations. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #59

"Until all University/college presidents are subjected to the same level of scrutiny" MichMan Jan 2024 #58

It would not be a bad idea for publication verification to be part of the hiring process. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #62

There are new examples of far more extensive plagiarism in her works. yardwork Jan 2024 #42

I've seen those, Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #46

Well, I know of a research dean who resigned for far less. yardwork Jan 2024 #47

It is disheartening. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #57

It's challenging, and AI will make it worse. yardwork Jan 2024 #67

Harvard permitted Gay to retroactively make revisions to remove the plagiarism MichMan Jan 2024 #69

She also did NOT have "a significant number of published papers or books" FBaggins Jan 2024 #48

Not good. yardwork Jan 2024 #54

Every single thing I write for school gets run through a plagiarism check Sympthsical Jan 2024 #65

Don't give reasons to end employment. jimfields33 Jan 2024 #20

No one should get a pass on anti-Semitism or plagarism The Mouth Jan 2024 #25

"No one should get a pass on anti-Semitism or plagarism" WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #28

LOL, The Mouth Jan 2024 #30

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1+1 equals 2 The Mouth Jan 2024 #52

Motive only matters to those who want to excuse bad behavior Sympthsical Jan 2024 #38

I think it's what tanked Dr. Gay's position. yardwork Jan 2024 #44

She is lucky that Harvard didn't rescind her doctorate MichMan Jan 2024 #49

That would be extreme. yardwork Jan 2024 #56

Perhaps MichMan Jan 2024 #60

We on the left must find a way to hold university leaders accountable Docreed2003 Jan 2024 #17

Plenty of people are playing directly into the hands of the christofascists The Mouth Jan 2024 #32

My first and only thought on this is - walkingman Jan 2024 #22

She is remaining on staff as faculty MichMan Jan 2024 #24

I wonder what's going to happen if she finds a student plagiarizing their work? Dr. Strange Jan 2024 #45

Great question MichMan Jan 2024 #61

I assume this also means that any student calling for the extermination of the Palestinians Gaugamela Jan 2024 #27

👍 claudette Jan 2024 #31

Give us a ring when that happens. OilemFirchen Jan 2024 #37

So . . . got anything besides gaslighting? Gaugamela Jan 2024 #70

Gaslighting! False Framing! Straw Dog! OilemFirchen Jan 2024 #72

As I have pointed out repeatedly, support for Netanyahu and his administration is Gaugamela Jan 2024 #73

MY SIDE? OilemFirchen Jan 2024 #75

Absolutely, let me know when that's happening elias7 Jan 2024 #53

Please see my reply to the above post that you dittoheaded. Gaugamela Jan 2024 #74

Seems claudette Jan 2024 #29

I expect you're right. Academia does not tolerate plagiarism, and when you combine Gaugamela Jan 2024 #33

They weren't suddenly discovered Sympthsical Jan 2024 #39

Good. Elessar Zappa Jan 2024 #50

Let's not lose sight of the fact snot Jan 2024 #68

lol good luck y'all WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #71