The (Seemingly) Endless Story - Part 6

It may be hard to recall, given all the other concerns swirling around Harvard, but there is the continuing Gino saga. If you don't recall it, Gino was a noted expert at the Harvard Business School in the field of honesty who was accused of faking data.*

Ultimately, Harvard terminated her and then was sued by her. Now the Empire has struck back:

From the Harvard Crimson: Harvard sued behavioral scientist Francesca Gino for defamation in August, alleging the former Harvard Business School professor sent the school a falsified dataset to prove she did not commit data fraud. The University’s lawyers accused Gino of modifying a spreadsheet on her laptop, then manually backdating it to 2010, so it would appear that she had been sent false data by another researcher rather than altered it herself.

Gino, who rose to prominence for her work on honesty, was accused in 2021 of manipulating data in four studies. HBS placed her on administrative leave in 2023 after an internal investigation determined she had committed research misconduct, then fired her in May after revoking her tenure. But Gino has battled Harvard’s penalties in court since August 2023, accusing the University of defaming her, mishandling her tenure review process, and engaging in sex-based discrimination against her in violation of Title IX and Title VII policies.

Now, Harvard is turning the tables on Gino. In its counterclaim, filed on Aug. 18, the University alleged that she falsely accused HBS of ignoring exonerating evidence in its investigation process. But that evidence, Harvard claimed, was “invented out of thin air.” Harvard has asked the judge in the case to award an unspecified amount in damages...

Full story at https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/9/12/harvard-sues-gino/.

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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-seemingly-endless-story-part-5.html.