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April 15, 2007

Working Toward Academic Integrity
By Shawn McGuirk

Cheating is a thorn in the side of deans, faculty, and advisors who work to support student success. As our author notes below, researchers tell us that 70 percent of students admit to cheating and 44 percent of faculty who are aware of cheating have never reported it. It’s a vexing, self-destructive student behavior that ranks among the most unpleasant of problems to manage. We asked Shawn McGuirk, the director of student conduct, mediation and education at Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts, to provide some guidance. – C.S.

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