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Harvard President Claudine Gay Faces Six More Plagiarism Charges Amid Growing Student Backlash

The new allegations bring the total near 50, sparking increased calls for Gay's resignation from the student body.

  • Harvard University president Claudine Gay has been hit with six additional allegations of plagiarism, bringing the total near 50.
  • Seven of Gay’s 17 published works have already been impacted by the scandal, and the new charges extend into an eighth.
  • Harvard's governing board, the Harvard Corporation, previously found several cases of 'inadequate citation' in Gay’s work but did not identify any of the examples described in the new complaint.
  • An increasing number of Harvard students are speaking out against Gay, arguing that she has been held to a lower standard than the average undergraduate.
  • Some students have called on Gay to resign, and others seem reluctant to defend their embattled president.
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