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Monday, February 03, 2003

Academic Standards -- Still in a Tailspin

At Simon Fraser University, in British Columbia, two students -- who both used the same "private tutor" to "edit" their work -- turned in papers that were exactly alike. Because the professor flunked them both, she was charged by the University with discriminating -- on the assumption that one student actually wrote the paper and the other student copied it.

It seems more likely that the tutor was the author...

Posted by Emmett at 2:25 PM

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