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NOTE: Some news links may expire over time. Articles may be accessible via News Archive databases within the Library.
May 22, 2007 - Google Bans Essay Writing Advertisements. BBC News
May 16, 2007 - Three Cheating Scandals at Duke, the Air Force Academy and Indiana University School of Dentistry. Summarized in Elizabeth Pyatt's TLT Blog.
April 11, 2007 - CBS News Fires Producer for Plagiarism. ABC News
May 12, 2006 - Chinese Scientist Fired Over Chip Fraud and Fake Research. CBS News
May 3, 2006 - Corporate Plagiarism. Language Log. A discussion of how a CEO "inadverdently" plagiarized a book based on a presentation.
March 15, 2006 - Plagiarism "rife" at Oxford. News Guardian (via Tass Plagiarism Blog).
January 4, 2006 - Baltimore Sun Columnist Quits Amid Plagiarism Charges. Fox News.
September 2, 2005 - Student sues paper mill sites for posting her paper without permission. Inside Higher Ed News.
(P) July 30, 2005 - iStudy module on Academic Integrity available. This is a complete tutorial with quizzes which can be used in the ANGEL Course Management System.
(P) June 10, 2005 - Penn State to use Turnitin.com
May 6, 2005 - The Causes and Consequences of Cheating. Daily Californian. A first-person account of a student caught cheating on an exam.
(P) July 12, 2004 - New Agricultural Sciences Academic Integrity page posted. See the Penn State Policy Links for other colleges and campuses.
May 31, 2004 - Madonna fined [$638,000] for Hollywood plagiarism. Irish Examiner. Story also in Tass Plagiarism Blog.
April 29, 2004 - Inside the Life of a "Professional" Essay Writer and Test Taker. ABC News
(P) April 27, 2004 - Plagiarism Software Catching on at Universities. Penn State Daily Collegian
(P) March 29, 2004 - A new randomized quiz file for ANGEL has been added to this site.The new bank allows you to import the plagiarism quiz questions into ANGEL and then randomize them.
March 17, 2004 - University President Plagiarized [Commits Plagiarism]. Miami Herald
November 13, 2003 - [U.K.] Students using the net to cheat B.B.C. News.
October 30, 2003 - Desinging Online Courses to Discourage Dishonesty (P.D.F.). Educause Quarterly 4.
August 28, 2003 - Cut-and-paste, turn it in -- you call that cheating? (New Jersey Star Ledger) Rutgers study finds that almost 40% of students plagiarize. Also reported in the New York Times (Sept 3).
August 1, 2003 - Perennial Plagiarism, Web Tools Newsletter (Hong Kong). Articles which discuss the issue of plagiarism in Hong Kong, Australia and elsewhere.
June 26, 2003 - Plagiarism article sparks copycat ting duel. Palm Beach Post. Authors of a plagiarism article were accused of using words from another plagiarism article.
June 3, 2002 - BYU Student News Group Returns Awards for Plagiarized Web Designs. Students were forced to return two design awards after admitting to copying elements from another site.
May 31, 2003 - Historians Alter Policy on Plagiarism Probes Washington Post. The AHA elects to hold open meetings in light of new plagiarism charges against Prof. Brian VanDeMark of the Naval Academy.
January 30, 2003 - TLT TEACH Act page posted.
(P) January 20, 2003 - "More cheaters found, XF grades on the rise," Penn State Daily Collegian.
November 26, 2002 - 48 students and 3 diplomas revoked in University of Virginia plagiarism scandal
September 17, 2002 - Plagiarism news articles from Wired.com.
- Thin Line Splits Cheating, Smarts (9/10/02)- Use of Google Answer service
- Where Cheaters Often Prosper (8/26/02) - Interviews with owner of SchoolSucks.com
May 17, 2002 - Plagiarism-Detection (Turnitin.com) Tool Creates Legal Quandary. The Chronicle of Higher Education. (Affects services in which papers are submitted to a database by professors).
April 5, 2002 - Many Students Say Cheating's OK. CNN Online.
March 12, 2002 - Anti-Plagiarism Experts Raise Questions About Services With Links to Sites Selling Papers. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Spring 2002 - Academic Integrity Statement - The new Faculty Senate Policy 43-00 (Syllabus) requires there to be a statement of Academic Integrity in the syllabus. Some sample statements from different colleges are available in the Policies sections.
Popular Historians and Plagiarism - Several popular historians have been accused of plagiarism in various forms, forcing them to issue apologies and sometimes reach settlements with original authors.
January 31, 2002 - "Plagiarism
allegations disturb teachers", CNN/AP
January 29, 2002 - "The
Ambrose Saga" (overview and multiple articles), Forbes
Magazine
February 1, 2002 - "Students Plagiarize Less Than Many Think" The Chronicle of Higher Education.
January 28, 2002 - "Illinois State U. looks to take action against plagiarism" U-Wire.
(P) January 22, 2002 - "Web site [Questia] fights plagiarism" Daily Collegian.
January, 2002 - "Plagiarism: IT-Enabled Tools for Deceit?" Syllabus
November 16, 2001 - "Forget About Policing Plagiarism. Just Teach." The Chronicle of Higher Education. (A reminder to keep plagiarism issues in perspective).
(P) September 24, 2001 - "XF Policy Brands Cheaters" Daily Collegian
August 30, 2001 - "Term Paper Mills, Anti-Plagiarism Tools, and Academic Integrity (PDF)" Educause.
August 30, 2001 - "Chips and Cheating." Los Angeles Times
June 28, 2001 - "Lessons in Internet Plagiarism." New York Times. (Requires free account from New York Times)
(P) July 19, 2001 - Penn State Principles are established including "Academic Integrity".
July 6, 2001 - "The Cat and Mouse Game of Plagiarism Detection." The Chronicle of Higher Education.
January 5, 2001 - "How to Handle Cyber-Sloth in Academe" The Chronicle of Higher Education. (The problems of students who ask online experts for homework answers)
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