Embattled Harvard University President Claudine Gay hit with more plagiarism charges

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Embattled Harvard University President Claudine Gay has been slapped with additional charges of plagiarism. 

The Washington Free Beacon reported Harvard "received a complaint outlining over 40 allegations of plagiarism" against Gay on Tuesday, noting a letter was sent to Harvard's research integrity officer, Stacey Springs, outlining the claims. 

"The document paints a picture of a pattern of misconduct more extensive than has been previously reported and puts the Harvard Corporation, the university's governing body—which said it initiated an ‘independent review’ of Gay's scholarship and issued a statement of support for her leadership—back in the spotlight," Free Beacon reporter Aaron Sibarium wrote. 

HARVARD BOARD STANDS BY EMBATTLED PRESIDENT CLAUDINE GAY, ADMITS ‘INADEQUATE CITATION’ IN SOME WRITINGS

Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University, during a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.  (Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The Free Beacon reported that it "independently verified the veracity of the new allegations against Gay, as well as the identity of the complainant," who is a professor at another university who requested "anonymity for fear of retaliation."

Earlier this month, Harvard Corporation, the school’s highest governing body, announced it would stand by Gay despite intense backlash to controversial comments about antisemitism and accusations of plagiarism, although it admitted a probe found "instances of inadequate citation" in her academic writings. 

The Free Beacon previously reported that in four papers published between 1993 and 2017, including her doctoral