Posted on 06/07/2022 12:48:11 PM PDT by ChipMarne
Two Ivy League students face plagiarism allegations according to a petition that has accumulated over 5,500 signatures as of June 7.
A group called “For Justice in College Applications,” cited multiple instances of alleged plagiarism by Madeline Choi and Annabelle Choi, siblings “accepted to the highly-selective 7-year bio-dental program at UPenn.” The group calls itself “a group of parents, students, teachers, and researchers who are fighting for justice and integrity in academic research and the admission process for highly selective universities in the United States.”
Annabelle is a current student, and Madeline is a high school senior accepted in the program who will presumably start classes this fall.
A 30-page document cited incidents of alleged plagiarism in papers that were authored by the sisters.
The petitioners want an investigation by Penn and for the Chois to “admit their wrongdoings and apologize to the researchers whose work they have plagiarized and published as their own.” The group wants other listed co-authors to apologize too.
The College Fix emailed Madeline about the allegations against her and her sister but did not receive a response. The Fix could not locate an email for Annabelle.
“Innocent until proven guilty. The cyberbullying is overboard and inhumane given the full political context,” the older Choi told the campus newspaper.
The Chois’ uncle, Han Dong-Hoon, is the attorney general of South Korea, and one unnamed Korean graduate told The Daily Pennsylvanian the petition is a political move.
The paper reported:
"A recent Penn graduate, who was a leader of Koreans at Penn, told the DP that the allegations against Annabelle and Madeline appear to be part of an organized attempt by certain Korean American communities to hurt Han’s political standing. The graduate requested anonymity in fear of retaliation."
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Maybe she’ll get invited to the White House.
Perhaps they could follow the example of Thornton Mellon and have their uncle - Hung Lo - contribute sufficient greenbacks to Penn to smooth this over?
Democrat Party futures.
I was thinking she might get a Presidential pardon. Biden understands plagiarizing. Anybody can do it.
Is her name Jo Bi Den?
Is her name Jo Bi Den?
Penn has already become a laughingstock, between the Biden Chair, large donations from China; lesbian activists removing the Shakespeare portrait from the English department, and Lia Thomas ruining women’s swimming—so pile on, folks!
Were the papers published in an academic journal?
If not I’m surprised that anyone got their hands on them.
I’m surprised they were able to get 5500 signatures.
Very active chapters of the alumni association?
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