by Russ Wood | Dec 7, 2020 | Blog, Research
I met my first conspiracy theorist in March 2020 as a result of the global pandemic. The Conspiracy Theory derives from a 2010 Alex Jones claim about Bill Gates. This conspiracy theory is noted as False on Snopes. I was unsettled by this conversation with an adult who...
by Courtney Cullen | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog, Instructional
Many institutions are still grappling with the effects of COVID-19 and the transition to remote learning. While faculty and students find their footing, student conduct practitioners must use this time to develop new proposals for academic integrity policies at their...
by Kelly Ahuna | Jan 14, 2020 | Blog, Spotlight
In August 2019, the University at Buffalo (UB) rolled out new academic integrity policies and procedures for both undergraduate and graduate students. Undertaken in an effort to improve how we handled cases, the larger impetus was to begin a culture change around how...
by Brendan DeCoster | Jan 7, 2020 | Blog, Editorial, Instructional, integrity
Recent advances in cheating detection have made it possible to detect a great many more academic integrity violations in higher education than in past times (see here; here; and here). However, one thing has persistently failed to advance, and that is the type of...
by Christian Moriarty | Dec 3, 2019 | Blog, Instructional
So you want a new academic integrity policy! Below is the (very) short version of what considerations to take and how to get a procedure that is widely considered, implemented, and is derived from the values of the institution at large. First things first, you need...
