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ETHOS
A Monthly Publication of the
Center for Academic Integrity
Featuring Summaries of Integrity News plus News from the Center
uote of the Month
Great necessities call out great virtues.~Abiail Adams
“
Oxford’s Latest Prize
”
 
By: Melanie Phillips Sept. 7, 2009Source Article 
O
xford University Gazette has reported that Tariq Ramadan, whowas barred from the U.S. in 2004 and again in 2006 for allegedlymaking contributions to charities supporting Hamas, has now beenappointed a Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies in the Facultyof Oriental Studies at Oxford University. Academics and studentsalike are voicing their opinions about the appointment. Among
concerns are that the chair was “purchased” by
a benefaction fromQatar, and that the appointment represents the infiltration of interestgroups tha
t may alter the university’s objectivity and academicstandards. Writer Melanie Phillips states, “There are disturbing
implications for academic integrity when an Oxford University chaircan be purchased in this fashion by an interest group
 – 
the Islamicworld
 – 
which does not share the western understanding of academic
objectivity.”
 
http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/5312276/oxfords-latest-prize.thtml 
 
“
Princeton High crafts student honor code
” 
 
NJ.com
–
Staff Writer Published September 5 
th
 ,2009
 
Princeton High is one of the growing numbers of high schools toadopt a strict honor code, stating specifically what is and is notcheating. Previously existing in majority within Universities,academic Integrity has come to the forefront of all levels of education.
The honor code, which includes a brief statement and a pledge, “is not
meant to be punitive but instead to focus on student learning, Snydersaid, while emphasizing the responsibility of not just the student, but
also the teacher, administrator, parent and principal.”
 
http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-18/1252129518257040.xml&coll=5
 
Washington Square News
Source Article September 16
th
, 2009
T
his year NYU has made dramatic budget cuts that will
affect students “on a daily basis.” This includes capping
free printing, not offering students academic planners,eliminating three bus routes, and not renewing contractswith the Tisch School of the Lee Strasberg Theatre andFilm Institute and Collaborative Arts Project 21. A recenteditorial by NYUnews.com the question was raised whether
 NYU is “placing more emphasis on cutting costs or givingstudents the best education possible.” As many universities
readjust their budgets this year, it is important that they do sowhile still upholding academic standards intact. The editorial
staff “
acknowledges that, like many universities, NYU isfaced with severe financial hindrances. But students'education must be the very last area impacted by budgetcuts.
”
http://www.nyunews.com/opinion/2009/sep/16/house/
 
“
Don't let budget cuts threaten integrity
”
 
 
rom the Director 
At the closing plenary of the recentAAC&U conference,the speaker,Elizabeth Minnich, said somethingvery much worth repeating:
What we
do in education isn’t solely about the
uture. It is also important in its own right
(note: paraphrased.) The point thatMinnich eloquently made was thatwhile so much of our attention isfocused on the effect education willhave on the futures of our students, itis possible to forget that the processesthemselves
—
the interactions, thegrowth, the communication, and thelearning
—
are all intrinsically valuable.This idea has, I think, tremendousvalue to the academic community,where so often we are trying toconvince students that what they
do
 and who they
are
, rather than whatthey
 get
(a grade, an admission etc.),matters. If we could persuade studentsof the value of the processes ofeducation itself, we would have our
“battle” largely won.
As always, we invite you to join theconversation in the forum.http://www.academicintegrity.org/members/forum/ 
OCTOBER 2009
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