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...Crimson is correct in calling for the resignation of Doris Kearns Goodwin from Harvard’s Board of Overseers. (Editorial, “The Consequences of Plagiarism,” March 11). Should Goodwin herself not step down, the University must request her resignation...
...seems clear that Goodwin did not intentionally use others’ work, and she has publicly accepted responsibility for her actions in a manner that other popular historians in similar situations might do well to emulate. Perhaps hers is simply a case of sloppy scholarship gone out of control. Nevertheless, Goodwin has committed the gravest of academic errors, and therefore cannot continue in her role as leader and overseer of this academic institution...
...teaching fellow in History, how can I teach students about the importance of attribution and original scholarship, when the institution behind us all tolerates plagiarism at the highest level? Allowing Goodwin to remain as Overseer of an academic institution is tantamount to condoning such behavior. Worse, it promotes a double standard, suggesting that indiscretions diminish in importance as one’s fame and popularity grow. For the integrity of Harvard, Goodwin must...
...Crimson Staff (“The Consequence of Plagiarism,” March 11) calling attention to the several inadequately footnoted phrases and passages drawn from a book by Lynne McTaggart, and from another two or perhaps three works, by the distinguished historian and public commentator, Doris Kearns Goodwin, in her 1987 book, “The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys.” The editorial chided her for not having consulted the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Handbook for Students before publishing her own 900-page work, a work closely documented with something like 3,500 footnotes?...
...Goodwin has a long road ahead of her before she restores her credibility as an historian or journalist—the NewsHour, where she was a contributor, has already announced that she will be taking a leave from the show without promise of return. The first step should be resigning from the University’s oldest governing board, thereby respecting the reputation that it and each of its 29 other members have worked hard to establish...