We blogged yesterday about the dreadfulness of Southern Illinois University, whose faculty and administration have exhibited a pattern of slovenliness, hackery, and disregard for both academic and American values. One major offense was the persistent plagiarism in the writings of high officials.
Now, in the you-can't-make-this-shit-up department, the Chronicle of Higher Education (quoted at the University Diarist) reports:
In 2007, after several high-profile plagiarism scandals, Southern Illinois University released a 17-page report on how to deal with the issue. The report includes a lengthy definition of plagiarism, explaining exactly what does and does not merit the dreaded "p" word.Is that irony? I can never tell.One problem: That definition appears to have been plagiarized.
The Diarist comments that SIU and Governor Blagojevich are peas in an Illinois pod: both "deep-rooted, unalterable national embarrassments."
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