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Harvard probes dozens of students on cheating
allegation
Friday August 31, 2012 10:22:04 PM,
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Washington: Harvard
University said it is investigating dozens of undergraduate
students over allegations of cheating on a take-home final exam in
the last semester.
The Harvard College Administrative Board is investigating
allegations that a significant number of students enrolled in an
undergraduate course last semester may have inappropriately
collaborated on answers, or plagiarized their classmates'
responses on the take-home final exam, reported Xinhua citing the
Harvard Gazette.
More than 250 students submitted the final exams at the end of the
course. But the faculty member teaching the course questioned the
similarities between a significant number of students' works and
referred them to the university's Administrative Board.
The initial investigation showed that nearly half of the students
may have got involved in the allegations of cheating.
"These allegations, if proven, represent totally unacceptable
behaviour that betrays the trust upon which intellectual inquiry
at Harvard depends," said Harvard University President Drew Faust.
"We must deal with this fairly and through a deliberative process.
At the same time, the scope of the allegations suggests that there
is work to be done to ensure that every student at Harvard
understands and embraces the values that are fundamental to its
community of scholars."
Michael D. Smith, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, sent a
letter to the university's faculty body Thursday to outline
actions the faculty can take to reinforce Harvard's academic
policies.
But Smith cautioned against drawing broad conclusions.
"Allegations of inappropriate collaboration or plagiarism in a
single class should not be allowed to diminish the good work or
reputation of our outstanding student body," he said.
The university did not identify the course or name any student
allegedly involved.
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