Wichita State University President Richard Muma refuted accusations Monday he failed to give credit to over 20 different authors whose work appeared in his doctoral dissertation. Academic professionals told the Kansas Reflector Muma allegedly used “extensive amounts” of plagiarized material in his 2004 dissertation.

Richard Muma, president of Wichita State University, says inquiries by Kansas Reflector led to an investigation showing up to 5% of his Ph.D. dissertation is improperly attributed.