Cheating Episode
In May 2007, the Indiana University School of Dentistry disciplined 46 dental students for cheating, according to the Indianapolis Star. The Star initially reported that nine students were dismissed, 16 were suspended for periods ranging from three to twenty-four months and 21 students received letters of reprimand. However, all of the dismissals were reversed and most of the suspensions decreased after the student appeals were finalized.
The incident “involved the unauthorized acquisition, sharing and use of passwords to enter electronically locked image files meant only for examinations,” according to a memo written by Dean Lawrence Goldblatt, which the Indianapolis Star obtained. Dr. Goldblatt's memorandum states that the scandal involved the school's second-year class, the dental class of 2009. The alleged violation involved the unauthorized acquisition, sharing, and use of passwords to enter electronically locked image files that were intended only for examinations. The memorandum states that the investigation took approximately two months to complete. According to Dr. Goldblatt, all "tudents receiving any of the sanctions. . . have the right to appeal the decision to the School of Dentistry Faculty Council Executive Committee. . . within five working days of their official notice of the sanction."
Twenty-three students challenged the disciplinary determinations made by the Faculty Council at its May 4, 2007 meeting. During the appeal process, the school reversed each and every dismissal. Hence, no students will be dismissed as a result of this scandal. The following are the final sanctions imposed against the class: 24 students suspended ranging from three months to twenty-four months. An additional 18 students received letters of reprimand.
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