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Harvard Revokes Francesca Gino’s Tenure After Internal Probe Finds Fabricated Data

Gino denies wrongdoing in a $25 million defamation suit against Harvard and the Data Colada bloggers.

An academic building is seen on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the United States on May 24, 2025.
Harvard University campus on May 24, 2025 in Cambridge, Mass.
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Overview

  • Harvard Business School’s investigation concluded that Gino manipulated data in at least four dishonesty studies conducted between 2012 and 2020.
  • She was placed on unpaid administrative leave in June 2023 and this week became the first tenured Harvard professor to be fired since the 1940s.
  • Behavioral science blog Data Colada first raised questions about anomalies in Gino’s research in 2021, triggering the university’s probe.
  • Two of Gino’s papers have been retracted by Psychological Science and Harvard has requested withdrawal of a third study.
  • Gino has filed a $25 million lawsuit alleging defamation and breach of contract by Harvard and the Data Colada bloggers while maintaining her innocence.