The university had awarded her the doctorate in philosophy with highest honors . Since April 2012 , the blog `` schavanplag '' ( for `` Schavan '' and `` plagiarism '' ) has compared passages of Schavan 's 1980 dissertation with sections of written works by other authors -- in multiple instances they match word for word , or nearly . She is the second professor who is accused of plagiarism . The German education minister has given no indication she will step down . She is planning to leave the university .
The university had awarded her the doctorate in philosophy with highest honors . She is the second professor who is accused of plagiarism . The German education minister has given no indication she will step down . She is planning to leave the university .