Exoneration comes as Trump administration targets universities, DEI officials
Michigan State University has dismissed plagiarism allegations against the dean of its College of Education, Jerlando Jackson, claiming he was “the target of racist, vile, and despicable attacks.”
The university said this month that a “preliminary assessment” did not find “sufficient credible evidence to support” the allegations, which included lifting entire pages of material without attribution and improperly duplicating his own research. In a letter obtained by the university’s student newspaper, MSU president Kevin Guskiewicz said that Jackson’s work meets the “highest standards of academic integrity.”
“In alignment with the university’s exoneration policy, we recognize the importance of restoring the reputation of…
