2008 Woodie Awards
Questions raised in Fuqua case
By: Wenjia Zhang
Issue date: 5/24/07 Section: News
Last update: 5/28/07 at 10:21 PM EST
Last update: 5/28/07 at 10:21 PM EST
Ekstrand, however, claimed that cultural differences contributed to the case.
Appeal decisions will be made by the appeals committee 10 business days after they were submitted, Hemmerich said. The committee will then announce its decision to the Fuqua daytime student body and faculty.
Ekstrand said any violations made by his clients were minor and unintentional. Many international students, he said, wrote letters of confession when pressured by faculty, prompting a swift trial process that left them little time to defend themselves.
"I believe when [the members of the Judicial Board] look closely at this and learn all the facts, I have faith that they will do the right thing," Ekstrand said.
In a memo to Fuqua Dean Douglas Breeden sent prior to the announcement of the charges, Bill Boulding, Fuqua associate dean for the Daytime MBA Program, outlined the steps Fuqua takes in informing its international students of the Honor Code.
"One of the most critical norms that provide bedrock support for both the core values of our culture and the overall Duke MBA experience is our Honor Code," the memo read. "Because of its critical role, we highlight its importance from our first interactions with potential students during the application process through their entire experience after they join us."
The memo also detailed several steps and events Fuqua has taken to ensure its incoming students are aware of the Honor Code and its requirements.
"Fuqua is taking its honor code seriously and did well in treating this case seriously," Noah Pickus, director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke, wrote in an e-mail.
Pickus said cheating is a common problem among business schools and other graduate and professional schools.
He cited a recent study conducted by Don McCabe, founder and past president of the Center for Academic Integrity, in which approximately 56 percent of graduate business students in America admitted to "having bent the rules."?
Appeal decisions will be made by the appeals committee 10 business days after they were submitted, Hemmerich said. The committee will then announce its decision to the Fuqua daytime student body and faculty.
Ekstrand said any violations made by his clients were minor and unintentional. Many international students, he said, wrote letters of confession when pressured by faculty, prompting a swift trial process that left them little time to defend themselves.
"I believe when [the members of the Judicial Board] look closely at this and learn all the facts, I have faith that they will do the right thing," Ekstrand said.
In a memo to Fuqua Dean Douglas Breeden sent prior to the announcement of the charges, Bill Boulding, Fuqua associate dean for the Daytime MBA Program, outlined the steps Fuqua takes in informing its international students of the Honor Code.
"One of the most critical norms that provide bedrock support for both the core values of our culture and the overall Duke MBA experience is our Honor Code," the memo read. "Because of its critical role, we highlight its importance from our first interactions with potential students during the application process through their entire experience after they join us."
The memo also detailed several steps and events Fuqua has taken to ensure its incoming students are aware of the Honor Code and its requirements.
"Fuqua is taking its honor code seriously and did well in treating this case seriously," Noah Pickus, director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke, wrote in an e-mail.
Pickus said cheating is a common problem among business schools and other graduate and professional schools.
He cited a recent study conducted by Don McCabe, founder and past president of the Center for Academic Integrity, in which approximately 56 percent of graduate business students in America admitted to "having bent the rules."?
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Marshall
posted 5/24/07 @ 1:21 PM EST
The lawyer's claims are nonsense. If you broke the rules, you have to face the consequences. There is no such a "difference" in Asian culture regarding cheating and admitting wrongdoings. (Continued…)
What Does An Academic Disaster Sound Like?
posted 5/24/07 @ 2:26 PM EST
Although it might appear to be obvious, given the surname of the author, the article should include a disclaimer on the order of:
Wenijia Zhang is a ______ (i. (Continued…)
anon
posted 5/24/07 @ 3:13 PM EST
test
Jock Stender
posted 5/24/07 @ 4:38 PM EST
I would like further commentary on the following:
Quote:
Ekstrand, however, claimed that cultural differences contributed to the case.
Unquote. (Continued…)
Whatever
posted 5/24/07 @ 6:13 PM EST
Of course Duke discriminates against Asians. It discriminates against blacks, reds, browns, greens, blues, yellows, and pinks too. The only people it doesn't discriminate against are white, who carry white sticks. (Continued…)
Houston Baker
posted 5/24/07 @ 8:06 PM EST
would say the poster has a "racist"
Duke-degree envy of some kind.
Maybe just diploma covetousness in general?
Probably just auditioning for the chem set that's about to be donated to the tombs, is all. (Continued…)
John C. Randolph
posted 5/25/07 @ 1:43 AM EST
This begs the question: So What?
Does this lawyer seriously intend to stake out the racist position that a person is entitled to cheat if they're Asian? Or even worse, that Asians can't be expected to understand ethics?
Mr. (Continued…)
striker
posted 5/25/07 @ 6:23 AM EST
Here comes the shakedown!
It's called the Pacific Two-Step!
How dare authorities point at Asians!
The language barriers contributed to the problem. (Continued…)
Crazy
posted 5/25/07 @ 12:13 PM EST
The fact that it is mostly Asians being prosecuted and from the number of 34 out of 400, well statistically it has significance w/ all factors being mostly independant. (Continued…)
Whatever
posted 5/25/07 @ 8:09 PM EST
Hey - here's an idea! Why not make sure the freakin' faculty you have at Duke actually have the credentials they claim to have! Then you can take on the student body. (Continued…)
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