About 60 students of the prestigious
Harvard University, USA, have been suspended and others disciplined in a mass
cheating scandal at the elite college, the administration said at the weekend.
Harvard University, USA, have been suspended and others disciplined in a mass
cheating scandal at the elite college, the administration said at the weekend.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean,
Michael Smith, told staff and students at the university near Boston that
“somewhat more than half” of the cases under investigation ended with students
being required “to withdraw from the college for a period of time.
Michael Smith, told staff and students at the university near Boston that
“somewhat more than half” of the cases under investigation ended with students
being required “to withdraw from the college for a period of time.
“Of the remaining cases, roughly half
the students received disciplinary probation, while the balance ended in no
disciplinary action,” Smith said in a campus-wide email.
the students received disciplinary probation, while the balance ended in no
disciplinary action,” Smith said in a campus-wide email.
When the scandal first became public
in August, Harvard said that as many as 125 students were suspected of helping
each other in a final exam.
in August, Harvard said that as many as 125 students were suspected of helping
each other in a final exam.
The university said a large number of
undergraduates “may have inappropriately collaborated on answers, or
plagiarised classmates’ responses, on the final exam for the course.”
undergraduates “may have inappropriately collaborated on answers, or
plagiarised classmates’ responses, on the final exam for the course.”
Harvard, located in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, is one of the most exclusive universities in the world, with
students paying about $63,000 (about N10 million) a year to attend after
winning a place in a highly competitive admissions’ process.
Massachusetts, is one of the most exclusive universities in the world, with
students paying about $63,000 (about N10 million) a year to attend after
winning a place in a highly competitive admissions’ process.
Smith called the scale of the
cheating incident “unprecedented” and said reforms were being drawn up to
“promote academic integrity and a deeper understanding of it within our
community.”
cheating incident “unprecedented” and said reforms were being drawn up to
“promote academic integrity and a deeper understanding of it within our
community.”
“We all can do better,” he said in
the email.
the email.
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