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http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/news/honorcode-0407.htmlStatement of Douglas T. Breeden
Dean, The Fuqua School of Business
April 27, 2007
April 27 , 2007 | If you walk into any classroom at Fuqua, you will see posted the preamble to the school’s Honor Code, which states the following:
“Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business is a community of scholars and learners, committed to the principles of honesty, trustworthiness, fairness, and respect for others.”
We place these words prominently in our classrooms because they represent our core values as an institution. They serve as a daily reminder to students that they share with faculty and staff a personal responsibility to promote integrity in both their academic and non-academic endeavors. One of the exceptional things about Fuqua is how its students come from so many countries and cultures, uniting as a community around a set of common principles that the Honor Code expresses clearly and eloquently.
A copy of the code and its procedures can be found at:
http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/admin/stuserv/student_affairs/hnrcode.html.Fuqua depends on every member of its community to uphold the code in both spirit and action. This is why we require, as a condition for enrollment, that all students acknowledge their personal acceptance of the code.
Accordingly, we treat allegations of Honor Code violations very seriously and have established procedures in place to consider such allegations. On April 26th, Fuqua’s Judicial Board, following the procedures set forth in the Honor Code, found 34 members of our first-year class guilty of cheating in a required first-year course. Nine of the students received a penalty of expulsion, 15 received a one-year suspension and a failing mark in the class involved, nine received a failing mark in the class and one received a failing mark on an assignment.
It is important to emphasize that the students have a right to appeal their convictions and penalties, and no final determination about guilt or innocence can be made until the appeal process is concluded. Consistent with Duke University’s policy, the students are allowed to continue in classes and take exams throughout the appeals process.
We expect this process to take approximately one month.
To Duke’s Fuqua Community:
As we move into the appeals stage following the Judicial Board’s action last week, I thought it would be good to update the members of Duke’s Fuqua community on a few matters. As I mentioned at the forum for our Daytime MBA students on Friday, I am a participant in the appeals process and thus am constrained from remarking on all but the most basic facts.
The Appeals Committee is comprised of the Dean (me) or his designate, a tenured faculty member appointed by the Dean, and a student appointed by the Dean. Appeals must be made in writing within fifteen days of a conviction (which occurred on Thursday, April 26). Following that, the Appeals Committee has ten business days in which to respond. The Appeals Committee will then publish a summary of its conclusions for the benefit of our students and faculty.
In response to some inquiries arising from the recent Judicial Board action, I feel it is important to emphasize to our community that those students involved represent both domestic and international students. Reflecting the global diversity of Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, the students involved come from multiple countries on four different continents. Also, students' conduct on both the final exam and other assignments in the course were investigated. Each case is unique and complex, and the charge to the Judicial Board is to take great care in considering the individual circumstances surrounding each. I am confident the appeals process will show the same meticulous consideration for each and every appeal.
For More Information Contact:
Chris Privett
Duke University
The Fuqua School of Business
[email protected](919) 660-8090
