Dr. Carol Swain: Claudine Gay Plagiarized My Work in Her Dissertation

KRAISMAN People accusing Claudine ░░░░░░░░ of plagiarizing her work ░░░░░░░░ Swain joins us here ░░░░░░░░ you thanks so much ░░░░░░░░ coming on Can you ░░░░░░░░ to us about the ░░░░░░░░ from the former President ░░░░░░░░ Gay s framing of ░░░░░░░░ departure recently in that ░░░░░░░░ that op ed What ░░░░░░░░ goes through your mind ░░░░░░░░ you hear that SWAIN ░░░░░░░░ I m deeply disturbed ░░░░░░░░ Harvard s official statement ░░░░░░░░ well as Claudine Gay ░░░░░░░░ letter of resignation and ░░░░░░░░ op ed piece Nowhere ░░░░░░░░ she take responsibility for ░░░░░░░░ abuse for the the ░░░░░░░░ other people s work ░░░░░░░░ the fact that by ░░░░░░░░ standards she has violated ░░░░░░░░ of the core norms ░░░░░░░░ academic integrity And so ░░░░░░░░ m disappointed that she ░░░░░░░░ Harvard so far have ░░░░░░░░ able to evade responsibility ░░░░░░░░ not clearly defined what ░░░░░░░░ is She RECHENBERG Well ░░░░░░░░ you don t SWAIN ░░░░░░░░ s correct when she ░░░░░░░░ RECHENBERG Yeah Sorry if ░░░░░░░░ don t mind we ░░░░░░░░ just got part of ░░░░░░░░ letter in which she ░░░░░░░░ to address the plagiarism ░░░░░░░░ and I think it ░░░░░░░░ interesting enough and we ░░░░░░░░ get your thoughts on ░░░░░░░░ She said quote My ░░░░░░░░ found instances in my ░░░░░░░░ writings were some material ░░░░░░░░ other scholars language without ░░░░░░░░ attribution When I learned ░░░░░░░░ these errors I promptly ░░░░░░░░ corrections from the journals ░░░░░░░░ which the flagged articles ░░░░░░░░ published cinsistent with how ░░░░░░░░ have seen similar faculty ░░░░░░░░ handled at Harvard She ░░░░░░░░ on to say quote ░░░░░░░░ have never misrepresented my ░░░░░░░░ findings nor have I ░░░░░░░░ claimed credit for the ░░░░░░░░ of others Moreover the ░░░░░░░░ errors should not obscure ░░░░░░░░ fundamental truth I proudly ░░░░░░░░ by my work and ░░░░░░░░ impact on the field ░░░░░░░░ Swain your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ SWAIN Well first of ░░░░░░░░ she plagiarized my work ░░░░░░░░ her dissertation And when ░░░░░░░░ earned my doctorate the ░░░░░░░░ standards at that time ░░░░░░░░ that you had to ░░░░░░░░ an original idea in ░░░░░░░░ dissertation original research You ░░░░░░░░ to defend it successfully ░░░░░░░░ a committee and then ░░░░░░░░ were awarded a doctorate ░░░░░░░░ had multiple instances of ░░░░░░░░ in her dissertation I ░░░░░░░░ raised the question is ░░░░░░░░ really a doctor And ░░░░░░░░ she has had 10 ░░░░░░░░ believe published articles over ░░░░░░░░ Korea and those articles ░░░░░░░░ riddled with duplicative language ░░░░░░░░ we used to call ░░░░░░░░ I question whether or ░░░░░░░░ her articles the quality ░░░░░░░░ them would have merited ░░░░░░░░ at the Ivy League ░░░░░░░░ if they ve not ░░░░░░░░ plagiarized And so she ░░░░░░░░ right it s bigger ░░░░░░░░ Harvard it s bigger ░░░░░░░░ Claudine Gay Have this ░░░░░░░░ ultimately resolved will impact ░░░░░░░░ education and also K ░░░░░░░░ KRAISMAN: “All right.”