Difference between revisions of "Major English Texts II cheating scandal"
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| − | The [[2013]] '''Major English Texts II cheating scandal''' involved a lot—a lot—of people cheating on a "notoriously easy" [[English]] class at [[Barnard College]]. Basically, two things were happening: (1) people were cheating on weekly reading quizzes with Google and (2) students were paying other students to go easy on those student graded quizzes. And it turned out that most of the cheaters were [[Columbia College]] students. | + | The [[2013]] '''Major English Texts II cheating scandal''' involved a lot—a lot—of people cheating on a "notoriously easy" [[English]] class at [[Barnard College]]. Basically, two things were happening: (1) people were cheating on weekly reading quizzes with Google and (2) students were paying other students to go easy on those student graded quizzes. And it turned out that, despite occurring in a [[Barnard College]] class most of the cheaters were [[Columbia College]] students. |
| − | Of course, it | + | Of course, it didn't help that the instructor, Peggy Ellsberg, let students grade each others' quizzes. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * [http://bwog.com/ | + | * [http://bwog.com/tag/barnard-cheating-scandal/ Full coverage of the scandal] on [[Bwog]] |
| − | * [http:// | + | :* [http://bwog.com/2013/05/07/widespread-cheating-scandal-at-barnard/ Bwog's post that broke the news] |
| − | * [http://bwog.com/2013/05/08/most-barnard-cheaters-are-actually-columbia-students/ Bwog's revelation via a "source close to Professor Ellsberg" that most of the cheaters were CC students.] | + | :* [http://bwog.com/2013/05/08/most-barnard-cheaters-are-actually-columbia-students/ Bwog's revelation via a "source close to Professor Ellsberg" that most of the cheaters were CC students.] |
| + | * [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/nyregion/at-barnard-college-reports-of-cheating-prompt-changes.html?_r=0 New York Times article on the cheating] | ||
[[Category:Scandals]] | [[Category:Scandals]] | ||
Revision as of 08:37, 25 May 2013
The 2013 Major English Texts II cheating scandal involved a lot—a lot—of people cheating on a "notoriously easy" English class at Barnard College. Basically, two things were happening: (1) people were cheating on weekly reading quizzes with Google and (2) students were paying other students to go easy on those student graded quizzes. And it turned out that, despite occurring in a Barnard College class most of the cheaters were Columbia College students.
Of course, it didn't help that the instructor, Peggy Ellsberg, let students grade each others' quizzes.
