And they said there was no cheating in college...

    On Thursday, August 30th, 2012, Richard Perez-Pena wrote in the New York Times the article "Harvard Says 125 Students May Have Cheated on Exam." Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University is faced with possibly the largest cheating scandal in the history of the university's existence. The class, Introduction to Congress, had 279 students, 125 of whom were suspected of cheating during their take-home final exam in May. The professor, Matthew B. Platt, noticed similarities in some of the answers in all 125 students' exams, and reported it immediately to the administration. Harvard's College Administrative Board concluded, after a thorough investigation, that almost half of the 125 students showed signs of POSSIBLE cheating. The cheating was said to have been committed using groups. Jay Harris, the dean of undergraduate education said, "This is unprecedented in its scope and magnitude. The enabling role of technology is a big part of this picture. It’s the ease of sharing. With that has come, I believe, a certain cavalier attitude.” Harvard university is beginning to increase the incorporation of "academic integrity." Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard's president, told the university's official newspaper, The Harvard Gazette, that, "The scope of the allegations suggests that there is work to be done to ensure that every student at Harvard understands and embraces the values that are fundamental to its community of scholars." If the students are found guilty, they are faced with up to one year suspension, which does not allow them to come back to school for the fall term, which starts on Tuesday.