Context is as important to plagiarism as to antisemitism accusations
Claudine Gay did not plagiarise, and those who add her to the list of leaders who did ignore the hostile context of the accusations, says Harvey Graff
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Professional Articles
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Norwegian minister resigns over plagiarism allegations
Sandra Borch apologises for making ‘big mistake’ while completing her master’s thesis
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How should plagiarism allegations against presidents be handled?
The departure of Claudine Gay from Harvard was said to be politically motivated but most other leaders have also fallen on their swords when their scholarship is questioned
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Harvard’s chief diversity officer faces plagiarism allegations
Sherri Ann Charleston described as having repeated instances of multiple sentences matching others’ writings, mirroring complaints that took down university’s first black president
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Plagiarism policing serves democracy, not white, Western supremacy
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the Claudine Gay case, proper referencing should be insisted on to encourage critical, original thinking, says Ian Pace
Student Articles
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What is it really like to take an online exam?
A new development as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic is online exams. Student Anna Rees talks through how she did hers and why she thinks they may be better than the traditional exam hall model
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International perspective: Indian students studying in Canada
From extremely cold weather to addressing lecturers by first name, there are many things that Indian students have to acclimatise to when studying in Canada
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Caltech: ‘uniquely difficult but a wonderful place to study’
Studying at Caltech is a unique and challenging experience, writes student blogger Allison Wang
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Tempted to pay for your essays? Here are six reasons not to
Don’t give into temptation. Buying an essay from an essay mill has greater consequences than you would expect. Here are six reasons why it’s probably not worth the risk