DEI is the new Affirmative Action. It's the newest social justice catchphrase to hire lesser qualified individuals over more qualified individuals, based on skin color or gender.
When I was a high school student, and later in undergrad and graduate school, I learned about things called citations. Foot notes, bibliographies., that sort of thing. I was taught that plagiarism was a death-knell to good scholarship. I might use someone else's scholarship, but I was required to give credit. There are rules to acquiring an advanced degree.
Comes now for our consideration, Claudine Gay. She was recently the president of Harvard University. She gave some bullshit testimony to Congress and came under scrutiny. As a president of the most exalted institution of higher learning in the country, one would expect that plagiarism would not be a problem.
Truns out, Claudine Gay is a serial plagiarist. And, it appears that she was also a DEI pick for the post. She's a black woman with a funny haircut and big glasses.
Of course, the Associated Press takes notice, and their headline speaks volumes about their take on the matter.
Plagiarism charges downed Harvard’s president. A conservative attack helped to fan the outrage
What? It is conservatives fault that Gay is a serial plagiarist? I think not. Claudine Gay is a prime example of the rot that has worked its way into higher education. She was a DEI pick, an Affirmative Action hire. She is now exposed for what she is, and that is no one's fault but hers. And, whichever committee accepted her dissertation. If they had culled her then, she would be teaching English at some failing high school..
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In other words, if the media plastered her plagiarism all over the world in gigantic headlines it would have been perfectly OK with the Left, including the media. Only the Right ruined the party.
It's always that way.
If a Republican does something, "Republican XXX did yyy".
If a Democrat does something and the Republicans react, "Republicans pounce on XXX"
The Republicans (conservatives in this case) are always the problem that is being reported.
Never is it reported that "Democrat xxx did yyy".
In her resignation, she blamed everybody but herself.
I will respect someone I disagree with who talks honestly and takes responsibility for their own actions.
I cannot work with or respect someone who believes they are always right and who lies to get ahead.
Jonathan
I think that Harvard needs to re-admit every student they expelled for plagiarism and give them a free ride to a Harvard diploma along with expunging their record with a letter of apology.
And they merely downleveled her back to her old position of dean of poli-sci, still earning $900,000 a year. That’s $443/hour for you hourly wage slaves.
But she's still a 'teacher' at Haavad... Question is, if her students plagiarize, will they be penalized???
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