Harvard revokes tenure from professor famous for ethics studies, first time in 80 years
- Harvard University revoked tenure and ended the employment of professor Francesca Gino earlier in May 2025 amid data fraud allegations.
- The revocation followed an 18-month investigation triggered by accusations from the Data Colada bloggers that Gino manipulated data in multiple research papers.
- In 2023, Gino, a behavioral scientist recognized since 2010 for her work on honesty and ethics, was suspended without pay and prohibited from accessing campus while the university conducted its investigation.
- In August 2023, she initiated a $25 million legal case targeting Harvard, its Business School Dean, and the bloggers, accusing them of defamation and discrimination, though a federal judge dismissed her defamation claims in September 2024.
- The tenure revocation marks the first such case at Harvard since at least the 1940s and has sparked debate about research integrity and institutional responsibility in academia.
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Harvard revokes a professor’s tenure for the first time in decades
Harvard University revoked the tenure of a prominent behavioral scientist and business professor who was accused of manipulating data in her published work. A spokesperson for the university confirmed on Tuesday that Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino’s tenure has been revoked, marking the end of a chapter in the long-running dispute between Gino and…


Harvard dishonesty expert stripped of tenure and fired over alleged data falsification, rampant plagiarism
Harvard University has many problems these days, but one of the biggest still appears to be academic dishonesty.Francesca Gino — a professor of business administration who has long studied the psychology of organizations, dishonesty, and how people justify unethical behavior — was called out in 2021 for alleged data falsification, then later for apparent plagiarism. Her years-long fight to keep her job appears to have come to an end.The Harvard …
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