Congress Gives Harvard More Time to Respond to Plagiarism Scandal

Harvard’s president plagiarized in multiple papers.

(L–R) Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University; Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania; Pamela Nadell, professor of History and Jewish Studies at American University; and Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on Dec. 5, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Harvard University has been granted an extension of time to respond to a U.S. House of Representatives committee probing the plagiarism carried out by the school’s president.

The House Education Committee had asked Harvard to provide answers about the plagiarism scandal by Dec. 29.