Court Upholds the Right of a University to Revoke a Degree When Fraud Is Found.

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ERIC Number: EJ349542

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Publication Date: 1987

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Court Upholds the Right of a University to Revoke a Degree When Fraud Is Found.

Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n27 p40-41,44 Mar 18 1987

A federal appeals court upheld the authority of the University of Michigan to revoke a master's degree awarded to a student found to have fabricated a discovery on which his thesis was based. A degree can be revoked without a court proceeding or trial when allegations of fraud are involved. (MLW)

Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Cheating, Codes of Ethics, Court Litigation, Degrees (Academic), Discipline Policy, Due Process, Fraud, Higher Education, Legal Responsibility, Masters Degrees, Punishment, Student Behavior

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