The Chronicle of Higher Education

Honor for Honor's Sake?

A plagiarism scandal has again mired the U. of Virginia's strict judicial system in lawsuits and bad press. Other universities, like Georgia Tech, may have found a better approach.

By ERIC HOOVER

Charlottesville, Va.

The graduate student at the University of Virginia had hoped to spend his last semester playing softball, drinking beer, and hanging out with friends. He didn't know that the...

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