Harvard President Resigns
“But she defended the value and originality of her scholarship, even while conceding that she had duplicated language from other academics “without proper attribution” in her published work. Several of the scholars whose work Gay was accused of plagiarizing had previously told news outlets they considered the citation issues highlighted by conservative media outlets to be relatively minor, or even not plagiarism at all, with one scholar calling it “technically plagiarism” but “minor-to-inconsequential”, and another saying: “This isn’t even close to an example of academic plagiarism.”
The above quote is taken from an article on the Guardian
website. Here is a link to the site and the entire article. https://www.yahoo.com/news/claudine-gay-warns-broader-war-031530581.html
I am going to comment on this Havard president's resignation.
Let us begin with the antisemitism on campus issue. The question she was asked
was a simple yes or no. The answer given
by the President was atrocious. There is no context in which antisemitism is ok
toward individuals, and groups. She misspoke and did not articulate her thoughts
well. Maybe she is not comfortable speaking in public, so I give her the
benefit of the doubt.
Her lackadaisical attitude is echoed by her peers, which
points to a systemic corruption of the higher standards that were once the hallmark
of Havard. Her peers claiming, “Several of the scholars whose work Gay was
accused of plagiarizing had previously told news outlets they considered the
citation issues highlighted by conservative media outlets to be relatively
minor, or even not plagiarism at all, with one scholar calling it “technically plagiarism” but
“minor-to-inconsequential”, and another saying: “This isn’t even close to an example of academic
plagiarism.” This is why the value of a college degree from elite
institutions of higher learning is not worth the exorbitant cost required to attend
these places.
I have owned everything that I have ever said,
written or done, without exception, excuse, or purpose of evasion. To see these
“scholars,” not only condone, but defend the plagiarism that Ms. Gay committed,
only shows why the value of a college education is diminishing.
She and her supporters are claiming that the
conservatives are being racist toward her for the criticism. Well as far as I
am concerned, her color has nothing to do with the fact that she lied and
misrepresented her work. She did it to herself. From the looks of the President
of the institution, it appears to be a “do as I say, not as I do” situation.
Which means they are no longer teaching at Harvard. They are instead indoctrinating.
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