Majority of students at Brown U. get grades of "A": "/The Brown Daily Herald/ has noticed some interesting data <http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Institutional_Research/documents/TABLE21.pdf> about grades at Brown University. Last year, for the first time, a majority of all grades given to undergraduates were A's. In 2007-8, 50.6 percent of grades were A's. A decade earlier, the percentage was 42.5 percent."
And, a follow-up to by the (former) professor who posted his plagiarizing students' names on his website: "Loye Young, the instructor fired by Texas A&M International University for posting the names of student plagiarizers on his business Web site, has responded to those who weighed in on /Inside Higher Ed'/s article on his case. "On a moral and pedagogical level, public disclosure is appropriate. Humiliation is a healthy part of a well-informed conscience and is singularly effective for correcting deceptive behavior and preventing recurrence. Those who practice deceit fear detection and notoriety above all else," he wrote in a lengthy comment, now toward the end of the many posted under the article. <http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/11/13/tamiu> He concluded: "I stand by my actions, and I appreciate the many supportive public and private comments I've received. I also respect and welcome those who openly disagree with me. This is a conversation long overdue."" (Both from today's Inside Higher Ed.) Regards, Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
