U of M to Shutter Research Center Plagued by Plagiarism Allegations

Selective morality of plagiarism: Korea’s cancel culture masquerading as justice

Let us begin with a simple truth: plagiarism is wrong. It undermines the academic process, devalues genuine achievement, and betrays the idea of scholarship as a search for knowledge rather than a hunt for status. We should call it out. We should stop it. And we should absolutely not tolerate it in our universities, our government, or our culture. But the truth doesn't end there. What’s increasingly clear in Korea is that the battle against acad…

U of M shuts down research center plagued by plagiarism allegations - Austin Daily Herald

By Catharine Richert and Curtis Gilbert The University of Minnesota is shutting down a multimillion-dollar research center that has been roiled by plagiarism allegations. Public health school dean Melinda Pettigrew announced Thursday that the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity will close on May 30. “The University of Minnesota School of Public Health remains strongly committed to our values and advancing health equity, which is cen…

U of M to shutter research center plagued by plagiarism allegations

Plagiarism allegations have plagued the University of Minnesota’s Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity. Now, MPR News reports, the center will close on May 30. “The announcement came one day after the center’s founder, professor Rachel Hardeman, officially left her position at the school. Hardeman, who Time magazine named one of its 100 most influential people last year, was publicly accused in April of using sections of a graduate s…

University of Minnesota shuts down antiracism research center after plagiarism allegations against founder

The Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity launched in 2021 with a $5 million donation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.

U of M shuts down research center plagued by plagiarism allegations

The school announced the closure of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity one day after its founder, Rachel Hardeman, departed.