Harvard University, in the face of mounting questions over possible
plagiarism in the scholarly work of its president, Claudine Gay, said on
Wednesday that it had found two additional instances of her failing to
properly credit other scholars.

The news was an embarrassing development for the university, which has
sought to quell tumult over Dr. Gay�s leadership in recent weeks.

On Wednesday, the congressional committee currently investigating Harvard
sent a letter to the university demanding all its documentation and
communications related to the allegations.

The new issues were found in Dr. Gay�s 1997 doctoral dissertation, in
which Harvard said it had found two examples of �duplicative language
without appropriate attribution.� Last week, Harvard said that an earlier
review had found two published articles that needed additional citations,
and that Dr. Gay would request corrections.

�President Gay will update her dissertation correcting these instances of
inadequate citation,� the university said on Wednesday.

More than a week ago, Dr. Gay seemed to survive concerns about her
response to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and charges of antisemitism on
campus, only to be faced with criticism of her scholarship.

Wednesday�s news raises questions about the process by which the Harvard
board, known as the corporation, has handled plagiarism allegations
against Dr. Gay, and whether they have been overly lenient with her.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/harvard-claudine-gay-plagiarism.html