Professor Who Acknowledged Plagiarism Accuses New School U. of Firing Him Unfairly

By SCOTT SMALLWOOD

A fine-arts professor who two months ago admitted plagiarizing sections of another scholar's book has now sued New School University, saying it wrongfully fired him and demanding his job back.

In September, Roger Shepherd, who taught in the university's Parsons School of Design, admitted...

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