How did the allegations come to light? Harvard University said Wednesday that a newly disclosed review found additional instances of inadequate citation in president Claudine Gay’s writings, hours after a congressional committee announced an inquiry into how Harvard handled allegations of plagiarism against her. On Wednesday, Harvard officials said they learned on Oct. 24 that the New York Post “was pursuing a story on allegations of plagiarism against President Gay.” On Dec. 10, conservative activist Christopher Rufo and writer Christopher Brunet posted an article alleging that Gay plagiarized several passages of her 1997 doctoral dissertation by failing to properly quote...