FRAUD

PROF JENKINS: Plagiarism is just the tip of the iceberg

The greater problem is fraud, of various types and at all levels.

By Rob Jenkins
Feb 9, 2024

Stanford president resigns after allegations of research misconduct

Stanford President Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne announces he will resign from his position, despite his denial of all a…

By Emily Fowler '24
Jul 20, 2023

Woman who faked Native American heritage was awarded university residency

The University of Wisconsin-Madison paid $5,000 to a woman who faked her Native American ancestry so that she could…

By Shelby Kearns
Jan 26, 2023

Columbia embroiled in controversy over alleged fraud in foreign students program

Yocasta Brens, former Director of the Office of International Students and Scholars at Columbia’s Teachers College,…

By Logan Dubil '23
Jun 28, 2022

Large-scale financial aid fraud uncovered in California

More than 60,000 fraudulent financial aid applications were uncovered as part of a suspected scheme to collect taxp…

By Angela Morabito
Sep 14, 2021

Was a landmark study on gay marriage faked? Looks like it

The study claimed that face-to-face contact with gay canvassers could increase the likelihood that people outside o…

By Pardes Seleh
May 23, 2015

University trustee chairman facing fraud charges over diaper factory scandal

Jonathan Pinson, the former chair of South Carolina State University's Board of Trustees, is being tried on 52 coun…

By Lauren Cooley
Jun 30, 2014