A new report has shown that an unusually high number of students are suspected of cheating during the most recent term at Stanford University, putting faculty members and administrators of the prestigious institution on alert.
University Provost John Etchemendy sent a letter to faculty highlighting an unusually high number of troubling allegations of academic dishonesty that stem from a smattering of concerns from a number of winter courses, Fox News reported.
Etchemendy said students were cheating themselves and risk severe consequences.
Etchemendy said in his post that but with the ease of technology and widespread sharing that was now part of a collaborative culture and students need to recognize and be reminded that it was dishonest to appropriate the work of others.
Students accused of cheating have the opportunity to defend themselves against the charge. First-time violators are usually suspended for a quarter and must perform 40 hours of community service, with increasing disciplinary action for subsequent violations.
Last fall, University of North Carolina employees were found to have participated in a widespread cheating scandal over the last 18 years to help more than 3,000 students get good grades. (ANI)