Harvard’s ‘Introduction To Congress’ Class Full Of Suspected Cheaters
More than 100 Harvard undergraduates are under investigation for allegedly plagiarizing on a certain class final take-home exam last spring. The class? Government 1310: Introduction to Congress.
The Harvard Crimson, a student newspaper, reported Thursday that nearly half of the 279 students who took the course, taught by professor Matthew Platt, are now under scrutiny from Harvard Colleges disciplinary board.
Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay Harris called the the alleged cheating incident unprecedented in anyones living memory.
According to the Crimson, Platt noticed similarities in 10 to 20 exams back in May, and brought them to the attention of the schools Administrative Board. The Board then reviewed each final exam submitted in the course, and concluded that 125 were suspicious.
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