Harvard under growing pressure over plagiarism allegations --  "She plagiarized her acknowledgments. I take no joy in saying this, but Harvard President Claudine Gay ought to resign." --The Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus | 26 Dec 2023 | Pressure is growing on Harvard University amid calls for President Claudine Gay to resign after allegations of plagiarism, the latest controversy to engulf the prestigious institution in recent months. Gay has had to issue numerous corrections to previous papers in the past few weeks after plagiarism allegations were raised for work by her that spanned decades. The controversy is drawing fresh scrutiny on Gay and putting even more pressure on Harvard, which has been under a tense spotlight since October.