“I have anguished over the embarrassment my speech-writing process has brought to our community. Ultimately, I concluded that it is in Hamilton’s best interest that I step down as president.” — Eugene M. Tobin —Hamilton College President Resigns — Plagiarized Welcoming Speech to Freshmen (Hamilton College)
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The link to the Hamilton College press release is dead.
Here’s a link to an AP story about this incident: https://apnews.com/article/2e727ae5488622bf862769611d484f8f
Gosh, I wish I would have had that inofmration earlier!
This is an old story… I’ve noticed it has gotten a lot of traffic lately, for some reason. Can anyone tell me why?