Harvard President Claudine Gay should be held to the same standard that she would be if she were another race or gender, said one of the scholars whose work she plagiarized.
In one instance, Ms. Gay wrote, "Since the 1950s, the reelection rate for incumbent House members has rarely dipped below 90%." That was nearly the exact same sentence Ms. Swain wrote in her book, which came out in 1993.
"But that excuse vanishes as the examples multiply." Harvard President Responds Ms. Gay said in a statement: "I stand by the integrity of my scholarship. Throughout my career, I have worked to ensure my scholarship adheres to the highest academic standards."
Stephen Voss, who was affiliated with Harvard at the time his work was published, was another scholar whose work was plagiarized by Ms. Gay.
Ms. Gay, who became Harvard's president over the summer, has written about race and politics after earning a Bachelor's in economics from Stanford University and a doctorate from Harvard in 1998.
Diversity Nexus? Ms. Swain said that she believes Ms. Gay rose to her position under the diversity standards that many universities have implemented.
Ms. Swain said she doesn't desire to be president of Harvard but would be happy to meet with its board to help them come up with a better diversity plan "That complies with our civil rights laws and our Constitution."
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