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Academic Cheating Dishonesty

Cheating in Atlanta: A Teachable Moment

Victor Dorff | Posted 04.07.2013 | Politics
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Victor Dorff

We sometimes talk about pursuing a culture of academic integrity as an esoteric philosophical exercise, but that makes the job harder. The way to convince students that cheating is wrong is to show them the damage it does and how it affects them.

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Nevada Educators Block Integrity Effort

Victor Dorff | Posted 05.11.2013 | Politics
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Victor Dorff

A "code of honor" already applies to schools in Nevada, statewide. Now, some state lawmakers want to give that code a little more teeth, by making serial cheaters ineligible for a state scholarship, but top education organizations in Nevada say they are against the idea.

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Cheating = Treason?

Victor Dorff | Posted 04.29.2013 | College
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Victor Dorff

Under Chinese criminal law, buying the answers to a higher education self-study exam counts as "illegally obtaining State secrets," but that didn't stop a 23-year-old student in Beijing. She spent $80 for a cheat sheet, and it nearly landed her in prison for a year.

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