Harvard DEI Chief Accused of Plagiarism

Harvard may face a new plagiarism scandal, with its chief diversity officer being accused of lifting text without quotation marks

People walk through Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 12, 2023. Harvard University's president, under fire over testimony she gave about anti-Semitism on campus, will remain in her job after a meeting of the institution's governing body issued a statement backing her on December 12, 2023. Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP

Harvard University could be facing a fresh plagiarism scandal after an earlier one led to the resignation of the institution’s president.

A new complaint against the university’s chief diversity and inclusion officer alleges she lifted significant portions of text in her academic work without quotation marks.