Harvard University�s embattled President Claudine Gay is the subject of a
fresh complaint outlining more than 40 allegations of her plagiarizing
others� works.

The 37-page document compiles dozens of cases where Gay, a political
scientist, allegedly quoted or paraphrased authors without proper
attribution in her academic works, going against the Ivy League school�s
strict rules, according to the document, which was obtained by the
Washington Free Beacon.

The outlet reports it independently verified the veracity of the
allegations along with the identity of the author � a respected professor
at another university, who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation.

�[I]t is impossible that your office has already reviewed the entirety of
these materials, as many � have not been previously reported or
submitted,� the complaint, which was filed with Harvard on Tuesday, reads.

Harvard University did not immediately respond to The Post�s request for
comment Wednesday.

Plagiarism allegations against Gay first surfaced earlier this month, with
accusations she lifted other scholars� works in her 1997 doctoral thesis
and that four papers published between 1993 and 2017 did not have proper
attribution.

Carol Swain, a former political science professor at Vanderbilt
University, said Gay copied sections of her 1993 book, �Black Faces, Black
Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress,� as well
as an article published in 1997 titled, �Women and Blacks in Congress:
1870-1996.�

She added in an essay for the Wall Street Journal: �Ms. Gay had no problem
riding on the coattails of people whose work she used without proper
attribution. Many of those whose work she pilfered aren�t as incensed as I
am. They are elites who have benefited from a system that protects its
own.�

In the aftermath of the allegations, The Post revealed how Harvard covered
up a weeks-long investigation into whether Gay had used other researchers�
work without crediting it and hired a bulldog law firm to help cover it
up.

In a statement on December 12, the Harvard Corporation � the school�s
highest governing body � said officials became aware of claims of
plagiarism in late October and initiated an independent review. They then
claimed they had uncovered three instances of �inadequate citation� on
Gay�s part, but no misconduct.

Gay has the unanimous support of the university�s board, the corporation
added.

In a statement to the Boston Globe Gay has vehemently defended her
academic rigor, saying: �I stand by the integrity of my scholarship.
Throughout my career, I have worked to ensure my scholarship adheres to
the highest academic standards.�

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The plagiarism allegations have attracted the attention of Congress, with
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce expanding an already-
existing investigation into antisemitism on the college campus to include
the accusations of plagiarism, according to the Harvard Crimson.

Gay was already under fire over her handling of antisemitic behavior on
campus following the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel and her
responses at a separate congressional hearing about them where she refused
to condemn Harvard students calling for a the genocide of Jews.

�We embrace a commitment to free expression � even views that are
objectionable, offensive [and] hateful,� Gay testified. �It�s when that
speech crosses into conduct that violates our policies against bullying
and harassment. That speech did not cross that barrier.�

In the ensuing firestorm, a bipartisan group of congressmen introduced a
resolution calling for Gay to resign from her position, but the college
stood by her.

Anti-Israel demonstrations at Harvard have included a man in a Palestinian
keffiyeh calling Jews �Nazis� and �pigs� days after the October 7 attack,
and students repeatedly waving banners calling Israel an �apartheid
state.�

Harvard is also being investigated over its handling of antisemitism by
the Department of Education under Title VI, a law that bans discrimination
based on race, religion or national origin in an institution that receives
federal funding.

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