A joint investigation led by an outside law firm found no evidence of scholarly misconduct by University of Maryland, College Park President Darryll Pines, clearing him of plagiarism allegations that surfaced last September. The probe involved external reviews and extended checks across multiple publications; investigators noted limited attribution errors in some introductory sections but concluded Pines was not responsible for scholarly misconduct. University and system officials expressed confidence in Pines’s leadership moving forward while acknowledging citation discrepancies that will be corrected.