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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a good piece explaining why the plagiarism issue is so serious (and apparently a longstanding problem at Harvard in terms of the disparity between how students and professors are treated): https://newrepublic.com/article/177814/claudine-gay-resignation-plagiarism-israel

There have also been good opeds in the NYT and WashPost on similar themes. It's deeply unfortunate that Gay's resignation will fuel more backlash against free speech and more obnoxiousness by wealthy alumni and donors. But the original sin was Harvard's board elevating someone as president who was not well qualified for the role and for failing to do basic due diligence on her. And what's really unfortunate is that there are more than a few highly qualified women and/or people of color who would have been great candidates - and some may be hesitant to throw their hat into the ring after the sh*tshow of the past few months.[/quote]

White people have been stealing from Black people for hundreds of years without proper attribution. Suddenly, it's a problem?[/quote]

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