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Indiana governor Mike Braun called on Indiana University’s Board of Trustees to investigate claims that President Pamela Whitten plagiarized her doctoral dissertation, WFYI reported .

Braun’s call for an investigation comes after a report earlier this year found parts of her dissertation, published in 1996, appeared to plagiarize other academic research. IU officials brushed off that report, telling media outlets that the university investigated the plagiarism allegations in the summer of 2024 and determined the claims had no merit. But last week, a local newspaper reported new findings that indicate Whitten copied other research.

Braun, a Republican, said at a press

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