Read previewBillionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman softened his tone on academic dishonesty after a report by Business Insider found his wife, Neri Oxman, plagiarized portions of her doctoral dissertation. A representative for Ackman declined to respond to questions from BI regarding his statements about plagiarism. Similar allegations against Gay and OxmanGay was accused in mid-December of plagiarizing portions of multiple academic articles, including her political science dissertation. Oxman has since admitted to the plagiarism , apologized, and pledged to review her sourcing and request corrections to her work as needed. However, a representative for the university told BI, "Our leaders remain focused on ensuring the vital work of the people of MIT continues, work that is essential to the nation's security, prosperity and quality of life."

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