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Claudine Gay has resigned
Claudine Gay has resigned
When the charges of plagiarism against Gay became news, I recalled my theory of plagiarism: “plagiarism seems to be governed by a sliding scale, with consequences lessening as the wrongdoer’s status rises.” I thought she’d make it through. But no.
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Claudine Gay has resigned
Trump as student
Trump as student
When I hear Donald Trump dodge and lie, I sometimes imagine what it might have been like to have him as a student.
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Trump as student
“Striking similarities” between commencement speeches
“Striking similarities” between commencement speeches
How likely is it that this commencement speech marks the first time the speechmaker has taken someone else’s words and ideas, made slight alterations, and presented the result as her own work?
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“Striking similarities” between commencement speeches
Facades
Facades
Thinking about Brett Kavanaugh and the accusations against him makes me think of my encounters with two plagiarizing students. What can I say? My experiences as a teacher color everything I see.
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Facades
WWRZS
WWRZS
“He’s an outlaw, Michael,” I imagined Rob saying. “He doesn’t care what you think of him.”
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WWRZS
Cartoon plagiarism
Cartoon plagiarism
“How bad are you at editing that you couldn’t notice your ‘cartoonist’ has been wildly swinging from one style to another, like Tarzan on Red Bull?”
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Cartoon plagiarism
Recently updated
Recently updated
A second Minnesota college president has been accused of plagiarism.
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Recently updated
Rogeting
Rogeting
That students could hope to succeed by means of such substitutions suggests that something is broken — in their understanding of how language works, and in their ability to imagine a reader’s response to their writing.
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Rogeting