Probe Shows Former Harvard President Plagiarized, University Tells Congress

An independent review commissioned by the university substantiated the plagiarism allegations

Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC on Dec. 5, 2023. The Committee held a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

An independent review of former Harvard University President Claudine Gay’s work substantiated that plagiarism occurred, according to a new summary of the review from the university.

In nine instances, Ms. Gay “paraphrased or reproduced the language of others without quotation marks and without sufficient and clear crediting of sources,” the reviewers stated, according to the university summary.