The spokesman’s spokesman gives up honorary completion after the plagiarism claim

The prestigious women in Massachusetts in Massachusetts organized their closing ceremony on Sunday, May 18. The school celebrated four honor recipients, including the vocal teacher and actor Evelyn Harris, whereby every recipient was expected to write and recite a speech.

However, on May 20, the President of Smith College, Sarah Willie-Lebeton, announced that Harris “much” borrowed from her opening speech by others without the “typical attribution for the ideals of academic integrity”.

“In conversations after the event, Ms. Harris came up with her decisions and at the same time intended to try to give the words of others with her own emotional value,” said Willie-Lebreton in a statement. “With the recognition of the requirement of academic integrity, which is so central to Smith’s values, Ms. Harris has decided to give up her honor.”