2012 Harvard cheating scandal

American academic scandal thumb|244x244px|Harvard University's Massachusetts Hall The 2012 Harvard cheating scandal involved approximately 125 Harvard University students who were investigated for cheating on the take-home final examination of the spring 2012 edition of Government 1310: "Introduction to Congress". Harvard announced the investigation publicly on August 30, 2012.http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/08/college-announces-investigation/ College announces investigation Harvard Gazette 30 August 2012 2012-09-04 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923144927/https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/08/college-announces-investigation/ live Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris described the case as "unprecedented in its scope and magnitude".Richard Pérez-Peña Jess Bidgood https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/education/harvard-says-125-students-may-have-cheated-on-exam.html Harvard Says 125 Students May Have Cheated on Exam Cambridge (Mass) The New York Times 2012-08-30 2012-11-02 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923144928/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/education/harvard-says-125-students-may-have-cheated-on-exam.html live The Harvard Crimson ranked the scandal as the news story most important to Harvard in 2012.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/12/31/top-news-stories-2012/ TOP 12 NEWS STORIES OF 2012 The Harvard Crimson 2012-12-31 2013-01-08 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923144928/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/12/31/top-news-stories-2012/ live A teaching fellow noticed similarities between a small number of exams during grading in May 2012.Robbins Rebecca D. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/8/30/academic-dishonesty-ad-board/ Harvard Investigates 'Unprecedented' Academic Dishonesty Case The Harvard Crimson 2012-08-30 2012-09-04 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923144930/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/8/30/academic-dishonesty-ad-board/ live http://articles.boston.com/2012-08-30/metro/33491897_1_student-behavior-final-exam-harvard-officials Harvard investigates 125 students for cheating on final exam The Boston Globe 2012-08-30 2012-09-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120906090910/http://articles.boston.com/2012-08-30/metro/33491897_1_student-behavior-final-exam-harvard-officials September 6, 2012 The course's professor brought the case to the Harvard College Administrative Board, which reviewed all final exams, leading to individual cases against nearly half of the 279 students enrolled in the class, almost two percent of the undergraduate student body. The administrative board completed its investigation in December 2012.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/22/government-ad-board-announcement/ With Investigation Complete, Harvard Plans a Cheating Scandal Announcement The Harvard Crimson 2013-01-22 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923144928/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/22/government-ad-board-announcement/ live On February 1, 2013 Harvard revealed that "somewhat more than half" of the investigated students, estimated at 70%, were forced to withdraw.Landergan Katherine 2012-09-30 Half of students in Harvard cheating scandal required to withdraw from the college http://www.boston.com/yourcampus/news/harvard/2013/02/half_of_students_in_harvard_cheating_scandal_required_to_withdraw_from_the_college.html dead https://archive.today/20130215160135/http://www.boston.com/yourcampus/news/harvard/2013/02/half_of_students_in_harvard_cheating_scandal_required_to_withdraw_from_the_college.html 2013-02-15 2013-02-01 The Boston Globehttps://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/education/students-accused-of-cheating-return-awkwardly-to-a-changed-harvard.html The New York Times Richard Pérez-Peña Students Accused of Cheating Return Awkwardly to a Changed Harvard 2013-09-16 2017-02-26 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923145429/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/education/students-accused-of-cheating-return-awkwardly-to-a-changed-harvard.html live Government 1310: "Introduction to Congress" was led by assistant professor Matthew B. Platt in Spring 2010, 2011, and 2012.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/4/government-exam-harder-questions/ Cheating Scandal Erupts After Short-Answer Questions Added To Congress Exams The Harvard Crimson 2012-09-04 2012-09-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120907010741/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/4/government-exam-harder-questions/ live The course was offered to students of Harvard College and Harvard Extension School.http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k66184 GOVT E-1310 Home § Government E-1310 (Spring 2009-2010) Harvard University 2013-06-19 2014-05-26 dead https://wayback.archive-it.org/3671/20130619213434/http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k66184 2013-06-19 http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k77449 GOVT E-1310 Home § Government E-1310 (Spring 2011) Harvard University 2013-06-19 2014-05-26 dead https://wayback.archive-it.org/3671/20130619202829/http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k77449 2013-06-19 http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k84428 GOVT E-1310 Home § Introduction to Congress (Spring 2012) Isites.harvard.edu 2014-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203200043/http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k84428 2016-02-03 dead It developed a reputation as an easy course, receiving a high proportion of "easy" or "very easy" ratings in the Q Guide, Harvard's collection of course evaluations.http://q.fas.harvard.edu/harvardQ/index.jsp Harvard Q | Home Q.fas.harvard.edu 2012-09-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120906234006/http://q.fas.harvard.edu/harvardQ/index.jsp 2012-09-06 dead According to some Spring 2012 students, Platt immediately confirmed this reputation by promising 120 A's and stating that attendance was optional.Richard Pérez-Peña https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/education/students-of-harvard-cheating-scandal-say-group-work-was-accepted.html Students of Harvard Cheating Scandal Say Group Work Was Accepted The New York Times 2012-08-31 2012-11-02 2012-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120919092120/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/education/students-of-harvard-cheating-scandal-say-group-work-was-accepted.html live Students who attended could share their notes. Grades were determined by four take-home exams. In 2010 and 2011, the take-home exams were essays, but in 2012 they were changed to a short answer format. The change corresponded with a spike in difficulty and a drop in overall score, according to the Q Guide. Students said the short answer format facilitated collaboration. Some guessed that the changes were forced from above. Spring 2012 final exam The spring 2012 final exam was assigned April 26 and due May 3 at 5:00 p.m.https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/specials/harvard-final-exam Final exam for Government 1310: Introduction to Congress The Boston Globe 2012-09-21 2012-09-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120907201531/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/specials/harvard-final-exam dead Its first page contained the instructions: "The exam is completely open book, open note, open internet, etc. However, in all other regards, this should fall under similar guidelines that apply to in-class exams. More specifically, students may not discuss the exam with others—this includes resident tutors, writing centers, etc." The use of etc. has been questioned.Mary Carmichael https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/08/31/harvard-cheating-scandal-raises-concerns-and-eyebrows/nN0YfkDMBsaQb8GtZAN48O/story.html Harvard students bridle over test cheating investigation The Boston Globe 2012-09-21 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923145431/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/08/31/harvard-cheating-scandal-raises-concerns-and-eyebrows/nN0YfkDMBsaQb8GtZAN48O/story.html live Pesek William https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-04/cheating-at-harvard-yale-etc-.html How to Stop Cheating at Harvard (and Yale) Bloomberg 2012-09-04 2012-09-21 2012-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120908074100/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-04/cheating-at-harvard-yale-etc-.html live Students complained about confusing questions on the final exam. Due to "some good questions" from students, Platt clarified three exam questions by email on April 30. Platt cancelled his office hours on the May 3 due date on short notice. Many students received assistance from the teaching fellows. Spring 2013 – present Government 1310 had its spring 2013 Harvard College course listing removed as of October 7, 2012.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/7/gov1310-removed-course-catalog/ Gov 1310 No Longer Listed for Next Semester The Harvard Crimson 2012-10-08 2012-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20121009232625/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/7/gov1310-removed-course-catalog/ live Platt taught the course through the Harvard Extension School only for spring 2013 and spring 2014.http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k91990 GOVT E-1310 Home § Introduction to Congress (Spring 2013) Isites.harvard.edu 2013-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203200043/http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k91990 2016-02-03 dead http://www.extension.harvard.edu/courses/23500 Introduction to Congress Extension.harvard.edu 2014-05-26 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923145432/https://courses.dce.harvard.edu/ live Grading was based on two essay exams, ten quizzes and the final.http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic1179367.files/Intro%20Congress%20Syllabus%202013%20DCE.pdf Government 1310 - Introduction to Congress Harvard 2014-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203200043/http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic1179367.files/Intro%20Congress%20Syllabus%202013%20DCE.pdf 2016-02-03 dead The collaboration policy forbade any collaboration. Investigation A teaching fellow noticed similarities between a small number of exams during grading in May 2012. Platt reported the suspected plagiarism in a letter to administrative board secretary John "Jay" L. Ellison on May 14.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/12/platt-letter-reveals-scandal/ Typo at Root of Cheating Scandal, Letter Reveals The Harvard Crimson 2012-09-12 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923145430/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/12/platt-letter-reveals-scandal/ live The similarities were first noticed in answers for the bonus short answer question "Describe two developments in the history of Congress that ostensibly gave individual MCs [members of Congress] in the House greater freedom and/or control but ultimately centralized power in the hands of party leadership." Some students picked the "somewhat obscure" pair of the Cannon Revolt of 1910 and Henry Clay and "all the answers use the same (incorrect) reading of the course material in arguments that are identically structured." Additional comparisons revealed possible collaboration on the other questions. The administrative board reviewed all exams over the summer and flagged roughly 125 for suspected collaboration. The suspects constitute nearly half of the 279 students enrolled in the class and almost two percent of Harvard College's undergraduate student body. Harris said the similarities include "answers that look quite alike to answers that appear to have been lifted in their entirety." Harvard enlisted "supplemental fact finders" to deal with the load.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/17/Administration_Gov1310/ Administration Makes Changes To Cope with Cheating Scandal The Harvard Crimson 2012-09-13 2012-09-17 2012-09-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20120920000307/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/17/Administration_Gov1310/ live Peter F. Lake, a Stetson University College of Law professor, and Harvard alumnus, estimated that it would take approximated fifty hours per student totaling "essentially one administrator’s entire year of energy." Harvard announced the investigation publicly on August 30, 2012. Dean of undergraduate education Jay M. Harris justified the announcement as a springboard to raise awareness and a teachable moment.Cook Mercer R. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/1/ad-board-accused-students/ Students Accused in Cheating Scandal Frustrated by Uncertain Process The Harvard Crimson 2012-09-04 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923145431/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/1/ad-board-accused-students/ live A senior under investigation dismissed this explanation, writing, "Harvard chose to go public with this story to first and foremost save their own asses." On the same day as the announcement, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean Michael D. Smith sent an email to all faculty members informing them of the investigation and suggesting that they clarify their collaboration policies.https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2012/08/harvard-undergraduate-academic-misconduct-investigated Harvard undergraduate academic misconduct investigated Harvard Magazine 30 August 2012 2012-09-10 2012-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120908093513/http://harvardmagazine.com/2012/08/harvard-undergraduate-academic-misconduct-investigated live Hackett Gina K. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/5/shopping-week-cheating-policy/ Professors Emphasize Collaboration Policies on First Day of Shopping Week The Harvard Crimson 2012-09-05 2012-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005030215/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/5/shopping-week-cheating-policy/ live Levitz Jennifer https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443618604577621722990803352 Harvard Probes Allegations of Cheating on Exam The Wall Street Journal 2012-08-31 2012-09-06 2015-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20150404015157/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443618604577621722990803352 live Each student was given copies of their exams and similar ones, then had to submit a written explanation. The student met with an administrative board subcommittee and was shown the other students' statements. Some students named the classmates they collaborated with. The subcommittee recommended an action to the full board. Cases were finalized in September and December 2012. Students forced to withdraw vanished from campus as verdicts were issued every Tuesday. The administrative board completed its investigation in December 2012. Discipline Potential discipline for academic dishonesty includes a year's forced withdrawal.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/6/ad-board-reforms-academic-dishonesty/ Ad Board Reform of 2010 Led to More Options, More Dishonesty Cases Rebecca D. Robbins The Harvard Crimson September 6, 2012 April 18, 2013 October 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005030221/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/6/ad-board-reforms-academic-dishonesty/ live In May 2010 the administrative board gained the ability to "exclude" students and fail them. IvyGate published rumors that the administrative board developed a "tiered punishment scheme" based on general classes of collaboration but Faculty of Arts and Sciences spokesperson Jeff Neal stated that each case would be evaluated individually.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/11/cheating-students-judged-individually/ Rebecca D. Robbins Cheating Scandal To Be Reviewed Case-by-Case The Harvard Crimson September 11, 2012 April 18, 2013 March 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130330055628/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/11/cheating-students-judged-individually/ live J.K. Trotter http://www.ivygateblog.com/2012/09/harvard-to-be-harsh-on-intro-to-congress-cheaters-new-details/ Harvard to be Harsh on 'Intro to Congress' Cheaters: New Details IvyGate September 9, 2012 April 18, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303044920/http://www.ivygateblog.com/2012/09/harvard-to-be-harsh-on-intro-to-congress-cheaters-new-details/ March 3, 2013 dead Students could withdraw voluntarily before their cases were closed, according to an email sent by Ellison to resident deans.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/3/11/email-leak-text-ellison/ Text of Leaked Email Originally Sent by Ad Board Secretary to Colleagues The Harvard Crimson 2013-05-01 2013-05-14 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923145932/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/3/11/email-leak-text-ellison/ live If convicted and sentenced to a required withdrawal, the leave of absence would be credited as time served. A forced withdrawal includes a permanent notation on the student's transcript.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/23/ad-board-scrutiny/ Mercer R. Cook Rebecca D. Robbins Ad Board's Educational Mission Under Scrutiny The Harvard Crimson October 23, 2012 April 18, 2013 September 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923145933/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/23/ad-board-scrutiny/ live Harvard biology professor Richard Losick calls the note "a severe punishment" and one suspected student describes it as "almost the kiss of death in the academic realm." During their absence, students must "hold a full-time, paid, non-academic job in a non-family situation, for at least six consecutive months" before becoming eligible for readmittance.http://www.adboard.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k62415&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup88723 Disciplinary Matters The Administrative Board of Harvard College Adboard.fas.harvard.edu 2013-02-07 On February 1, 2013, Smith revealed that "somewhat more than half" of the students were forced to withdraw "for a period of time" and "roughly half" of the remainder were put on disciplinary probation.2013-02-01 https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2013/02/harvard-college-disciplines-students-in-cheating-inquiry Harvard College disciplines students in cheating inquiry Harvard Magazine 2013-02-19 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923151436/https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2013/02/harvard-college-disciplines-students-in-cheating-inquiry live Smith's e-mail covers all administrative board cases for the past term without mentioning Government 1310 or the scandal, but a Harvard official said they were from one course. For the majority of cases, the "period of time" is two semesters according to students.https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/02/02/harvard-details-suspensions-massive-cheating-scandal/6gzGzU2WvbFG17T4kAq50L/story.html Harvard details suspensions in massive cheating scandal - Metro The Boston Globe 2013-02-04 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923151441/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/02/02/harvard-details-suspensions-massive-cheating-scandal/6gzGzU2WvbFG17T4kAq50L/story.html live Athletes Harvard Crimson varsity team athletes will lose a year of Ivy League eligibility if they play any games and are forced to withdraw.Jacob D. H. Feldman https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/6/athletes-cheating-regulations-ad-board/ For Accused Jocks, Athletic Regulations Complicate Decisions The Harvard Crimson September 6, 2012 April 18, 2013 September 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923151438/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/6/athletes-cheating-regulations-ad-board/ live If they register and attend classes before withdrawing, the Harvard Department of Athletics Student-Athlete Handbook says "In nearly all circumstances, [they] will be ineligible to compete in the first year [they] return to Harvard." According to estimates by students, over half the class and up to half of those suspected are athletes.http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/09/11/harvard-hoops-star-other-athletes-leave-over-cheating-allegations/Ydwv6tsHQyKgbs84GSr6KK/story.html Cheating case entangles athletes at Harvard The Boston Globe 2012-07-13 2012-09-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120913080825/http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/09/11/harvard-hoops-star-other-athletes-leave-over-cheating-allegations/Ydwv6tsHQyKgbs84GSr6KK/story.html September 13, 2012 The Harvard Crimson football team was expected to lose players, but it won its season opener.Alexander Koenig Robert S. Samuels https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/10/football-cheating-scandal/ Football Bracing for Lineup Changes Following Government 1310 Incident The Harvard Crimson September 10, 2012 April 18, 2013 September 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923151438/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/10/football-cheating-scandal/ live Lauerman John https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-10/harvard-football-said-to-risk-losing-players-in-cheating-probe.html Harvard Football Said to Risk Losing Players in Cheating Probe Bloomberg 2012-09-11 2012-09-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120912042038/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-10/harvard-football-said-to-risk-losing-players-in-cheating-probe.html live Jacob D. H. Feldman https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/17/Football_Cheating_Response/ Football Team Responds to Cheating Allegations The Harvard Crimson September 17, 2012 April 18, 2013 February 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130202105236/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/17/Football_Cheating_Response/ live None of the starters left the team.Christopher L. Gasper http://bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/10/18/harvard-football-has-major-college-football-longest-winning-streak/fmMKRheh3IMaguoirzISZL/story.html Harvard football is schooling competition The Boston Globe October 9, 2012 April 18, 2013 December 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121222013424/http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/10/18/harvard-football-has-major-college-football-longest-winning-streak/fmMKRheh3IMaguoirzISZL/story.html live Sports Illustrated reported that Kyle Casey, current co-captain and leading scorer of last year's 2011–12 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team withdrew from Harvard ahead of the registration deadline.Luke Winn http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/ncaa/09/10/harvard-casey/index.html Harvard to be without Kyle Casey, Brandyn Curry in wake of cheating scandal Sports Illustrated September 12, 2012 April 18, 2013 May 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130515132856/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/basketball/ncaa/09/10/harvard-casey/index.html dead Samuels Robert S. Sherman Scott A. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/11/harvard-mens-basketball-kyle-casey-to-withdraw-reports/ Men's Basketball Co-Captain Kyle Casey To Withdraw, Miss 2012–13 Season; Curry Also Implicated The Harvard Crimson September 11, 2012 April 18, 2013 April 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130419003106/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/11/harvard-mens-basketball-kyle-casey-to-withdraw-reports/ live Richard Pérez-Peña https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/education/harvard-cheating-suspects-go-on-leave.html Harvard Cheating Suspects Go on Leave The New York Times 2012-09-11 2012-11-02 2012-09-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20120927191643/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/education/harvard-cheating-suspects-go-on-leave.html live The Boston Herald reported that co-captain Brandyn Curry was expected to withdraw also.Duggan Dan http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/college/basketball/view/20220912sources_harvard_captains_to_miss_year_in_wake_of_scandal/ Sources: Harvard basketball captains to miss year in wake of scandal Boston Herald 2012-09-12 On October 9, 2012 a team spokesperson confirmed that they "are not playing this season."May Peter http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/as-season-approaches-harvard-adjusts-roster/ As Season Approaches, Harvard Adjusts Roster Thequad.blogs.nytimes.com 2012-10-09 2012-10-10 2012-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20121012013648/http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/as-season-approaches-harvard-adjusts-roster/ live Connolly John http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/college/basketball/view/20221010crimson_forge_on_after_losses/srvc=home&position=recent Crimson forge on after losses Boston Herald 2012-10-10 Platt highlighted a group of baseball players in his letter to the Ad Board. One athlete told The Boston Globe that his teammates combined notes while travelling on their team bus. Four ice hockey players left the team.Botchford Jason https://theprovince.com/sports/Canucks+prospect+linked+scandal/7685744/story.html https://archive.today/20130204085754/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Canucks+prospect+linked+scandal/7685744/story.html dead 2013-02-04 Canucks prospect linked to scandal The Province 2012-12-13 http://thegazette.com/2012/12/13/riders-michalek-was-one-of-many-involved-in-harvard-academic-cheating-scandal/ Riders' Michalek one of many involved in Harvard academic cheating scandal TheGazette 2011-03-31 2012-12-14 2013-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20130101215236/http://thegazette.com/2012/12/13/riders-michalek-was-one-of-many-involved-in-harvard-academic-cheating-scandal/ live https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/12/10/harvard-mens-hockey-notebook-merrimack/ NOTEBOOK: Men's Hockey Perfect on Penalty Kill The Harvard Crimson 2012-12-10 2012-12-18 2012-12-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20121224002931/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/12/10/harvard-mens-hockey-notebook-merrimack/ live In a telephone interview with the Associated Press, Harvard president Drew Faust said that athletes should not be set apart or given special treatment.http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20120913university_prez_faust_cheating_at_harvard_not_a_sports_problem University prez Faust: Cheating at Harvard not a sports problem Boston Herald 2012-09-13 2012-09-20 Faust said "It is not about one student group. It’s not confined to any one student group."Pennington Bill https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/sports/ncaabasketball/harvard-cheating-scandal-revives-debate-over-athletics.html Harvard Cheating Scandal Revives Debate Over Athletics The New York Times 2012-09-18 2012-11-02 2012-10-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20121004195643/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/sports/ncaabasketball/harvard-cheating-scandal-revives-debate-over-athletics.html live Athletes and non-athletes withdrew voluntarily. Reaction Students Students claimed that collaboration like note-sharing and consulting teaching fellows was widespread.http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-04/harvard-students-fighting-allegations-of-cheating-on-exam https://web.archive.org/web/20120907070133/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-04/harvard-students-fighting-allegations-of-cheating-on-exam dead September 7, 2012 Harvard Students Fighting Allegations of Cheating on Exam Bloomberg BusinessWeek 2012-09-04 One student produced shared lecture notes and argued successfully that they were the source.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/education/harvard-forced-dozens-to-leave-in-cheating-scandal.html The New York Times Richard Pérez-Peña Harvard Forced Dozens to Leave in Cheating Scandal 2013-02-01 2017-02-26 2013-08-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20130809182435/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/education/harvard-forced-dozens-to-leave-in-cheating-scandal.html live Students under investigation complained about uncertainty stemming from the length of the investigation and the Administrative Board's hiatus over the summer. One 2012 graduate now working on Wall Street told Bloomberg Businessweek "Dragging us into this investigation now, when we have financial obligations and jobs, seems very unfair." Current students expressed concerns about pro-rated tuition costs where students forced to withdraw later would pay more.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/13/accused-tuition-fees/ Tuition Concerns Raised in Cheating Scandal The Harvard Crimson 2012-09-13 2012-09-17 2012-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20120917074613/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/13/accused-tuition-fees/ live Some students did not receive their verdicts until shortly before finals.https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/01/26/concerns-raised-over-harvard-handling-cheating-scandal/ssyyzG0GQw1tpaP1vshJpM/story.html Concerns raised over Harvard's handling of cheating scandal - Metro The Boston Globe 2013-01-29 2013-01-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20130129213203/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/01/26/concerns-raised-over-harvard-handling-cheating-scandal/ssyyzG0GQw1tpaP1vshJpM/story.html live In the interest of "financial equity," Harvard calculated tuition refunds for all required withdrawals based on September 30, 2012. Harvard Extension School students wrote to The Boston Globe and GovLoop to debunk claims that Platt encouraged collaborating on exams.http://bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2012/09/05/regarding-act-taking-exam-harvard-students-seemed-unclear-concept/gpmhIfjFOEBRCVfyAw2McP/story.html Regarding act of taking an exam, Harvard students seemed unclear on concept The Boston Globe 2012-09-06 2012-09-10 2013-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20131231233446/http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2012/09/05/regarding-act-taking-exam-harvard-students-seemed-unclear-concept/gpmhIfjFOEBRCVfyAw2McP/story.html live Clinch Guy W http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/gov-1310-the-harvard-cheating-scandal Gov 1310: an Adult Learner's Experience with the Harvard Cheating Scandal - GovLoop - Knowledge Network for Government GovLoop 2013-01-19 2013-06-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20130127161044/http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/gov-1310-the-harvard-cheating-scandal 2013-01-27 live A number of students responded to Harvard's announcement by going to the media themselves and "trying to present the other side" of the story. A senior reached out to The New York Observer and Salon.Halperin Alex http://www.salon.com/2012/09/02/accused_student_harvard_out_for_blood/singleton/ Accused student: Harvard "out for blood" Salon 2012-08-30 2012-09-05 2012-09-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120905005427/http://www.salon.com/2012/09/02/accused_student_harvard_out_for_blood/singleton/ live Clark Patrick http://observer.com/2012/08/a-harvard-student-writes-in-on-cheating-scandal/ A Harvard Student Writes In on Cheating Scandal Observer 2012-08-30 2012-09-10 2012-09-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120905052514/http://observer.com/2012/08/a-harvard-student-writes-in-on-cheating-scandal/ live He told Salon "we’re being scapegoated" and that many students are ready to file lawsuits. One student who had contacted a lawyer told The Harvard Crimson "Harvard has created this war between the students and the fricking school, and this is a war that I am willing and very eager to fight."https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/10/possible-lawsuits-cheating-scandal/ Harvard Could Face Student Lawsuits in Fallout of Cheating Scandal The Harvard Crimson 2012-09-10 2012-09-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20120913062418/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/10/possible-lawsuits-cheating-scandal/ live Experts said that Harvard can be sued for procedural errors, lost employment opportunities or intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress. After the final announcement, lawyers said that lawsuits would be difficult and unlikely.Denise Michelle https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/2/14/cheating-scandal-lawsuits-possible/ Government 1310 Verdicts Leave Door Open for Lawsuits The Harvard Crimson 2013-02-14 2013-02-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20130217023650/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/2/14/cheating-scandal-lawsuits-possible/ live Harvey A. Silverglate said "Schaer vs. Brandeis makes Harvard very close to invulnerable." One lawyer said students may be waiting to graduate and avoid retribution. The statute of limitations for breach of contract is six years in Massachusetts. Implicated students and parents were disappointed by Smith's e-mail and blamed Platt.Denise Michelle https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/2/5/cheating-scandal-concerns-linger/ Concerns Linger After 'Final' Cheating Scandal Announcement The Harvard Crimson 2013-02-08 2013-02-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20130208025321/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/2/5/cheating-scandal-concerns-linger/ live Other students thought the punishment was fair.O'Ryan Johnson http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/02/harvard_cheating_punishment_seen_fair Harvard cheating punishment seen as fair Boston Herald 2011-11-22 2013-02-04 2013-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20130204203032/http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/02/harvard_cheating_punishment_seen_fair live Robert Peabody, an attorney for two students said the process was too slow and calling it "death by a thousand nicks", "living torture", "basically hell" and "twisting in the wind."Levitz Jennifer https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323926104578278393860397374 Harvard Disciplines Dozens of Students in Cheating Scandal The Wall Street Journal 2013-02-01 2013-02-07 2015-03-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20150327124134/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323926104578278393860397374 live He said his clients "emotionally deteriorated over the course of the semester." Harvard Crimson'''s survey of graduating seniors of the class of 2013 estimated that 32.0% of students cheated on "papers or take-home tests," with 7.0% self-reporting their cheating.Freyer Jake https://www.thecrimson.com/flash-graphic/2013/5/28/senior-survey-2013-graphic/ Class of 2013 Senior Survey The Harvard Crimson 2013-06-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20130609231921/http://www.thecrimson.com/flash-graphic/2013/5/28/senior-survey-2013-graphic/ 2013-06-09 live Harvard An honor code was drafted by Harvard's Committee on Academic Integrity and adopted on May 6, 2014 by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences by "overwhelmingly" positive vote.Harvard College's Honor Code https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2014/05/harvard-college-adopts-honor-code Harvard Magazine 7 May 2014 9 December 2014 17 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141217072720/http://harvardmagazine.com/2014/05/harvard-college-adopts-honor-code live Colin Diver, former president of Reed College writes that an "Honor Principle" must be the basis of a culture of academic integrity.Diver Colin S. https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2012/09/04/diver/INCRNEUZ7CbOIH8sloWfYJ/story.html Students will show academic integrity — if colleges support it Opinion The Boston Globe 2012-08-31 2012-09-05 2012-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120906004113/http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2012/09/04/diver/INCRNEUZ7CbOIH8sloWfYJ/story.html live Some professors defended the take-home exam format.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/5/faculty-defend-take-homes/ Faculty Members Defend Take-Home Exams Despite Scandal The Harvard Crimson 2012-09-05 2012-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005030207/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/5/faculty-defend-take-homes/ live Erika Christakis and Nicholas A. Christakis write that there is a "national crisis of academic dishonesty."Christakis Erika https://ideas.time.com/2012/09/04/harvard-cheating-scandal-is-academic-dishonesty-on-the-rise/ Harvard Cheating Scandal: How to Respond to Academic Dishonesty Time 2012-09-04 2012-09-10 2012-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120908175907/http://ideas.time.com/2012/09/04/harvard-cheating-scandal-is-academic-dishonesty-on-the-rise/ live Harry R. Lewis entreats Harvard to "Know thyself."http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harry-r-lewis/harvard-know-thyself-entr_b_1888599.html Harry R. Lewis: Harvard, Know Thyself HuffPost 2012-09-17 2012-09-19 2012-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120918034248/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harry-r-lewis/harvard-know-thyself-entr_b_1888599.html live Howard Gardner writes that the case exposes "ethical rot" at Harvard.http://articles.philly.com/2012-09-12/news/33764337_1_harvard-students-study Harvard scandal reveals ethical rot Philadelphia Daily News 2012-09-12 2012-09-21 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233120/http://articles.philly.com/2012-09-12/news/33764337_1_harvard-students-study dead Gardner contemplates the scandal "as a play in four acts."http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2012/10/02/harvards-cheating-scandal-as-a-play-in-four-acts Harvard's Cheating Scandal As A Play In Four Acts Cognoscenti WBUR 2012-09-28 2012-10-02 2012-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20121007083343/http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2012/10/02/harvards-cheating-scandal-as-a-play-in-four-acts dead Faust, Smith and Harris made statements regarding the investigation at the first Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting of Fall 2012 on October 2.2012-10-03 https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2012/10/academic-leaders-address-college-cheating-investigation Harvard academic leaders address College cheating investigation Harvard Magazine 2012-10-04 2012-11-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20121110192549/http://harvardmagazine.com/2012/10/academic-leaders-address-college-cheating-investigation live Faust also granted an interview with The Harvard Crimson.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/4/faust-talks-cheating/ Faust Addresses Cheating Scandal The Harvard Crimson 2012-09-30 2012-10-04 2012-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005162218/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/4/faust-talks-cheating/ live She refused comment on student athletes saying the investigation "includes a wide spectrum of students." The instructors of Harvard's Expository Writing Program are using the scandal to accentuate the anti-plagiarism principles they have already been teaching.Lee Michelle S. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/11/8/Expos-ethics-government-plagiarism/ Expos Stresses Honesty The Harvard Crimson 2012-11-08 2012-11-16 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923151940/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/11/8/Expos-ethics-government-plagiarism/ live Thomas G. Stemberg Thomas G. Stemberg, prominent Harvard alumnus and Staples Inc. founder, wrote a heavily critical letter addressed to Faust dated January 6, 2013.Auritt Elizabeth S. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/25/letter-stemberg-cheating-scandal/ Alumnus Slams Harvard's Handling of the Cheating Scandal The Harvard Crimson 2013-01-28 2013-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130128052315/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/25/letter-stemberg-cheating-scandal/ live https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/25/text-stemberg-letter-faust/ Text of Stemberg's Letter Addressing the Cheating Scandal The Harvard Crimson 2013-01-28 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923151940/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/25/text-stemberg-letter-faust/ live Stemberg was co-chair of the Friends of Harvard Basketball fundraising group.http://www.gocrimson.com/information/support/friends Harvard : Harvard Friends Groups Gocrimson.com 2013-01-28 2013-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20130510125456/http://gocrimson.com/information/support/friends live The 2012–13 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team lost two stars to the scandal. Stemberg criticized Harvard for punishing students who used collaborative notes alongside those who copied answers. He alleged that students had escaped punishment by lying in their testimony. He called Platt and other undergraduate instructors "clearly not qualified." Stemberg said to Bloomberg News "Those students who cut and pasted exam answers deserved to get kicked out. The rest of them should have been vindicated, and the faculty member fired."Lauerman John https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-01/harvard-students-forced-to-withdraw-in-cheating-scandal.html Harvard Students Forced to Withdraw in Cheating Scandal Bloomberg 2013-02-01 2013-02-05 2013-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20130205181419/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-01/harvard-students-forced-to-withdraw-in-cheating-scandal.html live The other co-chair Thomas W. Mannix disapproved of how the media focused on the basketball team and individual players.Denise Michelle https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/2/1/cheating-scandal-smith-withdraw/ 'More Than Half' of Ad Board Cases Last Fall Led to Withdrawals, Harvard Says The Harvard Crimson 2013-02-06 2013-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20130205044405/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/2/1/cheating-scandal-smith-withdraw/ live Commentary Editorials by The Harvard Crimson call out widespread confusion over the acceptability of collaboration as the scandal's root causehttps://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/4/harvard-cheating-scandal/ Delineating Dishonesty Opinion The Harvard Crimson 2012-09-04 2012-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005030200/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/4/harvard-cheating-scandal/ live and focus on extracurricular activity.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/14/cheating-scandal-harvard/ Conducive to Cheating Opinion The Harvard Crimson 2012-09-17 2012-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120919234737/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/14/cheating-scandal-harvard/ live An editorial by The Cavalier Daily blames the "poorly worded exam instructions" and the phrase "open Internet".http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-cavalier-daily/crimson-handed_b_1851073.html The Cavalier Daily: Crimson Handed HuffPost 2012-09-04 2012-09-05 2013-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20130703101755/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-cavalier-daily/crimson-handed_b_1851073.html live According to an editorial by The Boston Globe, the cheating exposes a lack of quality in Government 1310.September 6, 2012 http://bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2012/09/06/harvard-cheating-scandal-reveals-gaps-costly-education/MPsyxJtBCm1PWWEf6ff1PP/story.html Harvard cheating scandal reveals gaps in costly education The Boston Globe 2012-09-07 2013-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20131231233444/http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2012/09/06/harvard-cheating-scandal-reveals-gaps-costly-education/MPsyxJtBCm1PWWEf6ff1PP/story.html live An editorial by The Christian Science Monitor examines the challenges of teaching integrity.https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2012/0906/Integrity-and-the-Harvard-cheating-scandal Integrity and the Harvard cheating scandal The Christian Science Monitor 2012-09-20 2012-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120919200840/http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2012/0906/Integrity-and-the-Harvard-cheating-scandal live Naomi Schaefer Riley writes in Bloomberg View that the scandal highlights problems in the college admissions process.Barro Josh https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-04/cheating-at-harvard-exposes-an-admissions-game.html Cheating at Harvard Exposes an Admissions Game Bloomberg 2012-09-05 2012-09-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120907050535/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-04/cheating-at-harvard-exposes-an-admissions-game.html live Farhad Manjoo, writing for Slate, believes "The students should be celebrated for collaborating" as they would in the real world.Manjoo Farhad http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hey_wait_a_minute/2012/09/harvard_cheating_scandal_everyone_has_it_wrong_the_students_should_be_celebrated_for_collaborating_on_an_unfair_test_.html Harvard cheating scandal: Everyone has it wrong—the students should be celebrated for collaborating on an unfair test. Slate 4 September 2012 2012-09-05 2012-09-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120904224835/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hey_wait_a_minute/2012/09/harvard_cheating_scandal_everyone_has_it_wrong_the_students_should_be_celebrated_for_collaborating_on_an_unfair_test_.html live Sarah Green writes in Harvard Business Review that a developed love of learning would prevent cheating.Green Sarah http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/hbreditors/2012/09/cheating_at_harvard_and_in_the.html Cheating at Harvard, and in the 'Real World' Harvard Business Review 5 September 2012 2012-09-06 2012-09-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120907154328/http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/hbreditors/2012/09/cheating_at_harvard_and_in_the.html live Forbes contributor Richard Levick blames Harvard for drawing out the investigation and failing to maintain confidentiality.Richard Levick https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2012/09/06/why-harvard-mishandled-its-cheating-scandal/ Why Harvard Mishandled Its Cheating Scandal Forbes 2012-04-18 2012-09-06 2012-09-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120909172150/http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlevick/2012/09/06/why-harvard-mishandled-its-cheating-scandal/ live Alexandra Petri writes in The Washington Post that cheating is caused by an aversion to failure.Petri Alexandra https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/post/the-harvard-cheating-scandal-and-the-end-of-failure/2012/09/07/65e9845a-f6ca-11e1-8398-0327ab83ab91_blog.html The Harvard cheating scandal and the end of failure The Washington Post 2012-09-07 2012-09-21 2012-09-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20120916224828/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/post/the-harvard-cheating-scandal-and-the-end-of-failure/2012/09/07/65e9845a-f6ca-11e1-8398-0327ab83ab91_blog.html live In The Boston Globe, Lauren Stiller Rikleen blames the Millennial Generation's inexperience on a lack of structure.Rikleen, Lauren http://bostonglobe.com/opinion/2012/09/14/cheating-and-millennial-generation/imgghIcKXbdBAGuFKmZQaN/story.html Cheating and the Millennial generation The Boston Globe 2012-09-14 2012-09-21 2013-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20131231233448/http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2012/09/14/cheating-and-millennial-generation/imgghIcKXbdBAGuFKmZQaN/story.html live A number of student newspapers published opinion pieces on cheating inspired by the event.http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2012/09/o-college-cheating Arizona Daily Wildcat :: Harvard scandal casts spotlight on how colleges fight cheating Wildcat.arizona.edu 2012-09-07 2012-10-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023232101/http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2012/09/o-college-cheating live http://www.theduquesneduke.com/opinions/quite-thought-full-1.2893336 Quite Thought Full Opinions The Duquesne Duke 2012-09-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20131231215755/http://www.theduquesneduke.com/opinions/quite-thought-full-1.2893336#.UEkDQ41mRqA 2013-12-31 dead http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2012/09/honor-codes-put-in-spotlight Honor codes put in spotlight The Daily Tar Heel 6 September 2012 2012-09-07 2014-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20140101053059/http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2012/09/honor-codes-put-in-spotlight live http://www.browndailyherald.com/editorial-succumbing-to-academic-pressure-1.2761922 Editorial: Succumbing to academic pressure The Brown Daily Herald 2012-09-12 2012-09-19 May 2025 InternetArchiveBot yes Jonathan Zimmerman of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University writes in The Christian Science Monitor that "poor teaching" encourages cheating.Jonathan Zimmerman https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2012/0913/Harvard-cheating-scandal-It-could-be-bad-teaching Harvard cheating scandal? It could be bad teaching. The Christian Science Monitor 2012-09-24 2012-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120923235342/http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2012/0913/Harvard-cheating-scandal-It-could-be-bad-teaching live On February 11, 2013 The Daily Show did a segment on the scandal.http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-11-2013/crimson-lied Crimson Lied - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 02/11/13 - Video Clip Comedy Central 2013-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20130213003625/http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-11-2013/crimson-lied 2013-02-13 dead Yale The Yale Freshman Class Council designed a shirt for the Harvard–Yale football game replacing "Veritas" in the Harvard logo with "Cheaters" or "Cheatas" but the Yale Licensing Office rejected the design.https://yaledailynews.com/crosscampus/2012/11/02/officials-reject-fccs-cheaters-shirt-for-the-game/ Schwarz Hannah Officials reject FCC's "Cheaters" shirt for The Game Yale Daily News November 2, 2012 April 18, 2013 April 6, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130406104640/http://yaledailynews.com/crosscampus/2012/11/02/officials-reject-fccs-cheaters-shirt-for-the-game/ live Lee Michelle S. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/11/5/yale-shirt-design/ Yale's Harvard-Yale Game Shirt Design Rejected The Harvard Crimson November 5, 2012 2012-11-06 2012-11-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109025223/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/11/5/yale-shirt-design/ live Hannah Schwarz https://yaledailynews.com/crosscampus/2012/11/12/licensing-office-approves-fcc-shirt-design/ Licensing office approves FCC shirt design Yale Daily News November 12, 2012 April 18, 2013 April 11, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130411221750/http://yaledailynews.com/crosscampus/2012/11/12/licensing-office-approves-fcc-shirt-design/ live The approved shirt has "Try cheating your way out of this one" on its back. Harvard won the game.Harvard Rallies To Top Yale, 34-24, in 129th Game November 17, 2012 Scott A. Sherman https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/11/17/harvard-football-the-game-yale-ivy-league-harvard-stadium-murphy-reno/ April 18, 2013 The Harvard Crimson April 20, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130420163441/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/11/17/harvard-football-the-game-yale-ivy-league-harvard-stadium-murphy-reno/ live Yale College Dean Mary Miller discouraged instructors from using take-home finals in direct response to the scandal.https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2012/11/28/miller-discourages-take-home-finals/ Miller discourages take-home finals Jane Darby Menton Yale Daily News November 28, 2012 April 18, 2013 April 7, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130407075813/http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2012/11/28/miller-discourages-take-home-finals/ live Michelle Denise L. Ferreol https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/11/30/yale-dean-discourages-takehome/ Yale Dean Discourages Take-Home Exams After Harvard Cheating Scandal The Harvard Crimson November 30, 2012 April 18, 2013 February 7, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130207040646/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/11/30/yale-dean-discourages-takehome/ live Administrative Board On October 23–26, 2012 The Harvard Crimson published a four-part series about the Administrative Board and the changes made in 2009–2010.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/23/ad-board-scrutiny/ Ad Board's Educational Mission Under Scrutiny The Harvard Crimson 2012-10-23 2012-11-02 2012-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20121101044248/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/23/ad-board-scrutiny/ live https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/24/Resident-deans-ad-board-role/ Ad Board's Advising System Faces Criticism The Harvard Crimson 2012-10-24 2012-11-02 2012-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20121106200712/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/24/Resident-deans-ad-board-role/ live https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/25/ad-board-burden-process/ For Ad Board, Burdened Proof? The Harvard Crimson 2012-10-25 2012-11-02 2012-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20121101044253/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/25/ad-board-burden-process/ live https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/26/critics-student-ad-board/ Critics Call for Student Role on Ad Board The Harvard Crimson 2012-10-26 2012-11-02 2012-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20121030212508/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/26/critics-student-ad-board/ live The Harvard Crimson followed up with a critical editorial.https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/30/Harvard-adboard-penal/ A Penal System Opinion The Harvard Crimson 2012-11-02 2012-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105091259/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/30/Harvard-adboard-penal/ live One criticism is resident deans are normally trusted advisors but communications with them are not protected by privilege. Collaboration policies On August 30, 2012, the same day as the announcement, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith sent an email to all faculty members informing them of the investigation and suggesting that they clarify their collaboration policies. Harris reminded instructors that course syllabi must contain explicit collaboration policies before the Spring 2013 semester.Conway Madeline R. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/29/classes-collab-policies/ Classes Address Collaboration Policies The Harvard Crimson 2013-01-31 2013-01-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20130131130346/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/1/29/classes-collab-policies/ live Landergan Katherine http://www.boston.com/yourcampus/news/harvard/2013/01/harvard_professors_write_clear_collaboration_policies_for_new_semester.html Harvard professors write clear collaboration policies for new semester after cheating scandal The Boston Globe 2013-01-29 2013-01-31 2013-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20130203211958/http://www.boston.com/yourcampus/news/harvard/2013/01/harvard_professors_write_clear_collaboration_policies_for_new_semester.html dead Some classes also went over their policies in their first lecture. Search of deans' email accounts On March 9, 2013 The Boston Globe reported that Harvard searched 16 resident deans' email accounts seeking the source of a leaked email shortly after the scandal broke.Mary Carmichael https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2013/03/08/harvard-university-administrators-secretly-searched-deans-email-accounts-hunting-for-media-leak/ Harvard University administrators secretly searched deans' email accounts, hunting for media leak The Boston Globe 2012-09-19 2013-03-11 2013-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20130311060834/http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/03/09/harvard-university-administrators-secretly-searched-deans-email-accounts-hunting-for-media-leak/d5lYY8vXLyZQYWtTNGxWkL/story.html live On March 11 Smith and Evelynn Hammonds confirmed the search in an official statement.http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/03/11/harvard-defends-mail-searches-offers-limited-apology/c2znwfUrdAgoBbqY03kzZO/story.html Harvard defends e-mail searches, offers limited apology The Boston Globe 2013-03-11 2013-03-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130316014659/http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/03/11/harvard-defends-mail-searches-offers-limited-apology/c2znwfUrdAgoBbqY03kzZO/story.html March 16, 2013 http://www.fas.harvard.edu/home/content/deans-communications Dean's Communications Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences 2013-03-22 2013-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20130313171347/http://www.fas.harvard.edu/home/content/deans-communications live One dean had forwarded the email to two students in their role as an advisor and it was redistributed, reaching The Harvard Crimson. In light of a second leak of an Administrative Board meeting and with no explanations forthcoming, administrators approved the email search. Information technology staff searched the subject lines of the deans' staff email accounts. Only the dean responsible was notified about the search. The statement said Senior Resident Dean Sharon Howell was also informed but she and an anonymous Harvard official said she was not. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences privacy policy requires members to be "notified at the earliest possible opportunity." The policy was partially due to suspected snooping by Harvard President Lawrence Summers. It was not clear if resident deans are faculty or merely staff.Kansra Nikita https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/3/9/cheating-leak-email-search/ Administrators Secretly Searched Resident Deans' Email for Cheating Scandal Leak The Harvard Crimson 2013-03-09 2013-04-18 2013-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20130419002323/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/3/9/cheating-leak-email-search/ live The search breaks the faculty policy but not the staff policy.Fandos Nicholas P. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/3/11/admins-email-statement/ Administrators' Statement on Secret Email Searches Leaves Questions Unanswered The Harvard Crimson 2013-03-11 2013-04-18 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923151941/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/3/11/admins-email-statement/ live Faculty members reacted negatively to the search.Fandos Nicholas P. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/3/11/faculty-reaction-searches/ Professors Call Ethics of Email Search Into Question The Harvard Crimson 2013-03-11 2013-04-18 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923145957/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/3/11/faculty-reaction-searches/ live Lewis Harry https://harry-lewis.blogspot.com/2013/03/email-privacy-at-harvard.html#comment-form Bits and Pieces: Email Privacy at Harvard Harry-lewis.blogspot.com 2013-03-09 2013-04-18 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923151942/http://harry-lewis.blogspot.com/2013/03/email-privacy-at-harvard.html#comment-form live https://mybiasedcoin.blogspot.com/2013/03/harvard-spies-on-e-mails.html Harvard Spies on E-mails 10 March 2013 My Biased Coin 2014-05-26 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923152447/http://mybiasedcoin.blogspot.com/2013/03/harvard-spies-on-e-mails.html live http://www.richardbradley.net/shotsinthedark/2013/03/10/at-harvard-secrets-and-lies/ At Harvard, Secrets and Lies | Shots in the Dark Richardbradley.net 2013-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20130314041336/http://www.richardbradley.net/shotsinthedark/2013/03/10/at-harvard-secrets-and-lies/ 2013-03-14 dead Resident deans have separate administrative and personal email accounts. The first search examined only the administrative account. On April 2, 2013 Hammonds disclosed that additional searches were run on the deans' two email accounts seeking communication with reporters for The Harvard Crimson.http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/02/secret-mail-searches-harvard-cheating-scandal-broader-than-initially-described/uRRdtrde29hWtSSH5wujbO/story.html Secret e-mail searches on Harvard cheating scandal broader than initially described - Metro The Boston Globe 2013-04-03 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923152443/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/02/secret-mail-searches-harvard-cheating-scandal-broader-than-initially-described/uRRdtrde29hWtSSH5wujbO/story.html live Fandos Nicholas P. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/4/2/email-searches-second-round/ Revelation of Second Email Search Contradicts Administrators' Previous Statement The Harvard Crimson 2013-04-08 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923152444/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/4/2/email-searches-second-round/ live In April, Hammonds announced that her earlier statement had not been complete as she had failed to recollect a second email search, this time of the accounts of Allston Burr Resident Deans, academics who live in Harvard's undergraduate housing and advise students. Hammonds did not inform Smith of this second search, violating the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' email privacy policy.Fandos Nicholas Revelation of Second Email Search Contradicts Administrators' Previous Statement https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/4/2/email-searches-second-round/ 19 May 2013 The Harvard Crimson 2 April 2013 23 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923152444/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/4/2/email-searches-second-round/ liveThe Harvard Crimson called on Hammonds to resign, stating: "Since Hammonds provided misinformation regarding the highly sensitive issue of email searches, and since she violated clear policy regarding those searches, her presence at the helm of the College stands as a roadblock to rebuilding trust between students, faculty, and the administration."To Rebuild Trust, Hammonds Must Resign https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/4/4/evelyn-hammonds-must-resign/ 28 May 2013 The Harvard Crimson 4 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130606012834/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/4/4/evelyn-hammonds-must-resign/ 6 June 2013 live On May 28, Hammonds announced that she would resign to lead a new Harvard research program on race and gender in science. Hammonds said that her decision to resign was unrelated to the email search incident.Perez-Pena Richard Harvard Dean Who Handled E-Mail Searches to Step Down https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/education/harvard-dean-in-e-mail-controversy-to-step-down.html 28 May 2013 The New York Times 28 May 2013 23 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923152443/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/education/harvard-dean-in-e-mail-controversy-to-step-down.html liveEvelynn Hammonds to step down as Harvard College dean http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/05/28/evelynn-hammonds-step-down-harvard-college-dean/WRRTRAKHRIGj7ANBSiAxbL/story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130607110036/http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/05/28/evelynn-hammonds-step-down-harvard-college-dean/WRRTRAKHRIGj7ANBSiAxbL/story.html dead June 7, 2013 28 May 2013 Boston Globe 28 May 2013 An outside investigation run by Michael B. Keating of Foley Hoag found that the searches were done in good faith.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/education/no-evidence-harvard-officials-read-faculty-e-mails-report-says.html The New York Times Richard Pérez-Peña No Evidence Harvard Officials Read Faculty E-Mails, Report Says 2013-07-22 2017-02-26 2023-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923152944/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/education/no-evidence-harvard-officials-read-faculty-e-mails-report-says.html live References 30em External links Syllabus Final examMay 2025 InternetArchiveBot yes Collection | Harvard Cheating Scandal – The Harvard Crimson'' Category:2012 in education Category:2012 in Massachusetts Category:Cheating in school Category:History of Harvard University Category:Harvard Crimson Harvard cheating scandal