Universities across the nation are dealing with dishonesty in the form of plagiarizing and fudging of credentials. Do you see academic dishonesty as a serious problem at America’s universities, and what should be done about it?

“Academic dishonesty is always a problem. However, if the content or credentials under consideration is evaluated for individual comprehension, and for individual perspective, then plagiarism would be much less of an issue. When the criteria for evaluation are uniform, it’s simple to imitate them without that comprehension.”

“I think with the pressure of becoming successful, academic dishonesty will always be an issue at every university. Each individual should simply ask themselves what could be gained or lost by doing it and I think you will land on the right answer.”

“Apparently, it seems to me like students must feel that they are under such intense pressure to get a degree they stop caring about honesty,”

“I think academic dishonesty is a problem that has been around for a long time, but is only now being highlighted because of increased information sharing and access to sources. I don’t really see a solution. It is up to students themselves to realize that integrity is more important than a GPA.”

Junior, biology (environmental and conservation), biochemistry