In a surprising twist, billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has come forward with strong criticism of academic plagiarism. This comes despite his celebrity academic wife, Neri Oxman, facing similar allegations. What Happened: Ackman is advocating for the dismissal of Claudine Gay, Harvard’s president, due to accusations of plagiarism. Meanwhile, a report by Business Insider revealed allegations of plagiarism in the doctoral dissertation of Oxman, an MIT professor and Ackman’s wife, from 2010. Ackman has publicly expressed his position against plagiarism, stating, “Students are forced to …
