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"Introduction to Congress" Final Exam
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Students Accused in Cheating Scandal Frustrated by Uncertain Process

As Harvard conducts its most sweeping academic dishonesty investigation in recent memory, several students say they are frustrated by the uncertainty they face as the Ad Board debates if and how to punish them.

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"Introduction to Congress" Final Exam

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About 125 students are under investigation for improper collaboration and plagiarism on the exam which included short answer questions and this essay prompt.

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A student in the "Introduction to Congress" course said that short answer questions like this one may have been conducive to cheating.

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The "Introduction to Congress" exam's instructions prohibited collaboration with fellow students. Click the image for more selections from the exam.

"Introduction to Congress" Final Exam
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Harvard Investigates "Unprecedented" Academic Dishonesty Case

Harvard College’s disciplinary board is investigating nearly half of the more than 250 students who enrolled in "Introduction to Congress" last spring.

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Student Civil Rights Activist Arrested and Beaten by Police, 1964

Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.

Yale

Harvard Will Not Alter Its Sexual Assault Policies in Response to Yale

A Harvard administrator said the University does not intend to alter its sexual assault policies in response to Yale’s recent settlement over a complaint that alleged that Yale’s sexual misconduct grievance procedures violated Title IX.

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Ad Board Yet To Release Case Database

A database providing summaries of past cases for the College’s top disciplinary body is yet to be seen.

Faculty

Administrative Board Disciplinary Cases Increase By 150%

The Secretary of the Ad Board attributes the increase to a year-old reform which has encouraged professors and students to turn in more students for academic dishonesty.

Student Life

Students Protest Ad Board

The Administrative Board—the primary disciplinary body of Harvard College—came under fire in 1986 after the Board handed down punishments in two separate cases that were perceived by students as unduly harsh given the nature of the offenses.

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Ellison: Ad Board Statistics Still in Progress

Information on the outcomes of disciplinary cases heard in recent years by the College’s Administrative Board—originally slated for release by the end of the fall semester—is still in the process of being compiled and reviewed, according to Secretary of the Ad Board John “Jay” L. Ellison.

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