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"Measuring graduation rates is indeed a charade. Yes, some programs have a “respectable” rate of graduating athletes, but these grads often take gut courses, major in fields that have little academic rigor (coaching, general studies), and are placed in courses taught by profs who wouldn’t recognize an academic standard if it slept in their bed. The whole enterprise ought to be called academic gerrymandering."
—Gary
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Canadian Panel to Investigate University's Halting of Controversial Research
The university had approved a study of assisted suicides, but changed its mind after getting legal opinions.
Dispute Over Academic Freedom Roils Turkish-Studies Institute
Some scholars say the Turkish government, which supports the center, forced a former board chairman to resign because of his published views on the massacre of Armenians in 1915.
U. of Evansville President Arrested on Drunken-Driving Charges
In a statement released today by the university, Stephen G. Jennings acknowledged making “a very serious mistake” and apologized.
Petitions Are Filed for Arizona and Nebraska Referenda on Affirmative Action
The backers of a similar measure in Colorado filed petitions months ago, but legal challenges may complicate such campaigns.
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May 3, 2006
2 Endgames for 2 Plagiarists Unmasked Last Week
Kaavya Viswanathan, the Harvard University sophomore who apologized last week for plagiarism in her debut novel, has now lost a two-book contract with Little, Brown, the publishing company that withdrew the plagiarized book from the market. According to today’s Boston Globe, the publisher also canceled plans to reissue the novel with all the copied material cleaned out, as fresh allegations arose about possible plagiarism in the book drawn from other sources.
The controversy has stoked criticism of the student (The Chronicle, April 24, April 25, and April 28). Support for her, however, came from an unlikely source today. In a column for The New York Times, David Leonhardt compared her to William H. Swanson, the chief executive of the Raytheon Company, who last week was also revealed to be a plagiarist.
“It is worth remembering that Ms. Viswanathan is only 19 and that a lot of us did stupid things at that age,” Mr. Leonhardt wrote. By contrast, the 57-year-old Raytheon CEO runs a big company and is supposed to be an embodiment of integrity in leadership. When confronted with evidence of his plagiarism, Mr. Swanson, after some prompting, “did apologize—twice—and he blamed a staff member for the problem.”
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