Ex-Harvard prez taken down by plagiarism scandal beat ‘far more’ qualified candidates for job: report

The Harvard presidential search team did not conduct a thorough review of embattled Claudine Gay’s scholarship before they handed her the plum role — which resulted in her beating out candidates with “far more extensive” academic work under their belts.

When Gay, 54, was announced as Harvard’s next president in December 2022, she edged out favorites Tomiko Brown-Nagin and John F. Manning, the Harvard Crimson reported. ---More...