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Poshard agrees to revise dissertation
University department declines to review document
Catherine Klene
Issue date: 9/6/07 Section: News
Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard has requested the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education to review his 1984 doctoral dissertation for evidence of plagiarism.
The request comes after SIUC's student newspaper, the Daily Egyptian, accused Poshard of plagiarizing his dissertation Thursday, Aug. 30. The DE received a tip from an anonymous source, and after investigation, said Poshard had up to 30 separate sections of unquoted information, or information which was not cited.
Poshard said although errors may have occurred, he did not plagiarize.
Poshard released a statement Friday, asking Brad Colwell, the Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education chair to "review the allegations that have been made, to compare my dissertation to the sources I cited, and to advise me on corrections necessary to make this dissertation consistent with the highest academic standards."
Poshard said he would make any necessary corrections to his dissertation after the review.
SIU Board of Trustees chair Roger Tedrick released a statement Wednesday night saying the Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education declined to review the dissertation.
"The department has conclueded that a committee with a broader acadmeic representation would be more appropriate for this review," David Gross, SIU executive assistant for government and media relations, said in the statement.
Poshard said in his Friday statement he felt it was important he represent the high academic standards of the SIU community.
"As a research university, SIUC holds its academic community to the highest standards of integrity, standards that are applicable to all - students, faculty and administrators," Poshard said.
"As president, I believe that it is important - indeed essential - for me to uphold the highest standards and to serve as a model to the academic community. As president, I can do no less."
The request comes after SIUC's student newspaper, the Daily Egyptian, accused Poshard of plagiarizing his dissertation Thursday, Aug. 30. The DE received a tip from an anonymous source, and after investigation, said Poshard had up to 30 separate sections of unquoted information, or information which was not cited.
Poshard said although errors may have occurred, he did not plagiarize.
Poshard released a statement Friday, asking Brad Colwell, the Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education chair to "review the allegations that have been made, to compare my dissertation to the sources I cited, and to advise me on corrections necessary to make this dissertation consistent with the highest academic standards."
Poshard said he would make any necessary corrections to his dissertation after the review.
SIU Board of Trustees chair Roger Tedrick released a statement Wednesday night saying the Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education declined to review the dissertation.
"The department has conclueded that a committee with a broader acadmeic representation would be more appropriate for this review," David Gross, SIU executive assistant for government and media relations, said in the statement.
Poshard said in his Friday statement he felt it was important he represent the high academic standards of the SIU community.
"As a research university, SIUC holds its academic community to the highest standards of integrity, standards that are applicable to all - students, faculty and administrators," Poshard said.
"As president, I believe that it is important - indeed essential - for me to uphold the highest standards and to serve as a model to the academic community. As president, I can do no less."
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A.J. Roth
posted 9/06/07 @ 4:12 PM CST
Okay, so he says that errors may have occured, but that he never plagiarized.....I don't know about you, but I was always told that plagiarizing is plagiarizing, whether it was on purpose or not. (Continued…)
Carol Naylor
posted 9/06/07 @ 6:56 PM CST
I have to wonder how many students who are caught plagiarizing in their paper get to fix their paper or do they get thrown out of their program. I agree with the other posting. (Continued…)
A. Nazri
posted 9/07/07 @ 10:28 PM CST
By error or ommission plagiarism is plagiarism. Given that he goes as far as become a president of a university is unthinkable. In Japan a harakiri is the only honorable option. (Continued…)
Liz
posted 9/10/07 @ 7:01 PM CST
If he is found guilty of plagiarizing, he should be punished just like any other student who plagiarizes. Only instead of expulsion, he should be fired. (Continued…)
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