One of the academics who has accused Harvard president Claudine Gay of ripping off her work claims the Ivy League school won’t condemn her because it holds “high pedigree” minorities to lower standards than others. Gay because she is the product of an elite system that holds minorities of high pedigree to a lower standard,” Swain said. 3 Harvard president Claudine Gay was hit with accusations she failed to properly credit other people’s work. 3 Carol Swain, a former political science professor at Vanderbilt University, claims Harvard won’t condemn Claudine Gay because it holds “high pedigree” minorities to lower standards than others. It prompted some lawmakers and Harvard donors to quickly call for Gay to step down after her testimony sparked intense national backlash.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 18, 2023 17:32 UTC