At the Weekly Standard, writer Jonathan Last has much more on the saga of Blair Hornstine of Moorestown, N.J., who sued for the valedictorianship of her graduating class. It isn’t pretty, even aside from the plagiarism scandal (Jonathan V. Last, “First in Her Class”, Weekly Standard, Jul. 7-Jul. 14)(Harvard Crimson coverage). Plus: Joanne Jacobs has more (Jun. 29) including a link to a website by Adam Tow entitled The Blair Hornstine Project, with illuminating reader comments, and commentary by Kimberly Swygert (Jun. 28), with yet more reader comments. Update Jul. 12: Harvard withdraws offer.
More on the litigious valedictorian
At the Weekly Standard, writer Jonathan Last has much more on the saga of Blair Hornstine of Moorestown, N.J., who sued for the valedictorianship of her graduating class. It isn’t pretty, even aside from the plagiarism scandal (Jonathan V. Last, “First in Her Class”, Weekly Standard, Jul. 7-Jul. 14)(Harvard Crimson coverage). Plus: Joanne Jacobs has […]
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First in Her Class
Check out this very long article from The Weekly Standard about Blair Hornstine, the Moorestown, New Jersey high school student who successfully sued to be her senior class’s sole valedictorian, and earned the enmity of the entire town by doing…
“First in her Class”
From the blog: “Check out this very long article from The Weekly Standard about Blair Hornstine, the Moorestown, New Jersey
“First in her Class”
From the blog: “Check out this very long article from The Weekly Standard about Blair Hornstine, the Moorestown, New Jersey
read and decide
I read about the snitty girl who sued to be declared valedictorian of her class, but I passed it off
Caught
Harvard has revoked its admission of Blair Hornstine, the prospective member of the Class of 2007 who made national headlines…