In rare move, Harvard revokes tenure and cuts ties with star business professor

2 Jimmc414 2 5/28/2025, 2:26:40 PM wgbh.org ↗

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incomingpain · 1d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Gino

The wiki page goes way harder. They've had outside scutiny by multiple entities who all confirmed cheating.

and her 'gender discrimination' lawsuit fell on its face. Seems like a good decision to exit her.

bell-cot · 1d ago
> [Former Prof.] Gino, who was celebrated for her research on honesty and ethical behavior, had faced scathing allegations of academic misconduct and fraud.

> Last September, a federal judge in Boston dismissed Gino’s defamation claims against both Harvard and [...]

Sounds like this has little to do with the recent "Harvard vs. Trump" fight.

Though if a university has to fight & win a Federal court case, to be able to fire just one fraudulent employee - it's pretty easy to see why institutions have very little interest in fighting academic misconduct. The vast majority of them don't have the financial resources to try.