College Integrity Scandal

Ethics are the principals that build an individual’s character and integrity. It is the code of conduct that a person lives by; it is the way that a person conducts themselves when no one is around. Stealing, lying, and cheating are wrong, yet every day in the workplace these issues occur. Growing competition lends to the need for people to do what they can to get ahead and stay ahead. Ethics are pushed to the side as people try to gain power or to stay out of trouble, all at the risk of tarnishing their character. This same mindset has spilled over into Academia. A student’s desire to successfully earn a degree by any means necessary has caused educational institutions to address these ethical issues by setting policies in place to combat academic dishonesty.

“Psss What is the answer for number 4?”; almost every single time I took an exam as a Yeshiva University student I remember a subtle whisper enter my ear with intentions of getting an answer from me, proving that at least once which proves that at least one person in the class is currently cheating. So, I want to ask the simple question of why? What makes students particularly at yeshiva university try to scam the system and cheat? Why as a school that represents the Jewish philosophy which deliberately looks down on cheating, people are not able to respect the system and show honesty during exams ? Furthermore; students here are sometimes in a situation where they are lying to themselves. There are a lot of different perspectives of why

Everything was looking good for Joe Paterno and Penn State football as his football managing career rose with an overall record of 298-136-3 but in 2011, all that changed. Back in 2000 a janitor of Penn State witnessed Sandusky receiving oral sex from a young boy, the janitor reported what he saw to co-workers and his supervisor but none of these men reported these actions to authorities. It wasn’t until November 5, 2011 that Sandusky was arrested on a $100,000 bail and up to 40 criminal counts. ESPN were quickly in the scene to investigate and report the allegations on Sandusky. They quickly reported saying Sandusky was charged with more than 50 counts of child sex-abuse involving 10 boys he met through The Second

College is the next stepping stone to better or advance ones social standing in life, whether it is moving from a blue collar lifestyle to white collar, or to continue to further their career path. However, it comes with an “unavoidable result.” Alfred Lubrano discusses this “unavoidable result” in his text “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts.” Lubrano discusses the topic of how furthering ones education opens more possibilities but at the same time distances those held most dearly. He explains that the more knowledge gained, the bigger the gap caused between friends and family due to differences in levels of knowledge. That distance is greatly increase if one comes from a poorer region where blue collar workers are the social

The Jerry Sandusky case had a major impact on Penn State. It affected both academics and athletics in a major way. In this essay I will discuss the situation that occurred and the impact that the social media had on this once great school.

Finally, students who use unprescribed Adderall have an unfair advantage over others and should be put into effect into academic integrity statements at colleges. In sports the use of performance-enhancing drugs is considered cheating and is a universally accepted rule. The Tour de France is a bicycle race that tests bikers’ abilities to bike around France without any outside help. Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven titles of the Tour de France when he admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. Similar reasoning should be applied to using neuro-enhancing drugs illicitly in college. The illicit use of Adderall has a negative affect not only on the user, but the academic community that they are in. A student who does not use Adderall may not gain admission into college because there are a finite amount of spaces and a user of unprescribed Adderall got in (Varga, 2012). Abusers of Adderall can also skew the percentages of “the ranking system of some standardized tests (e.g., LSAT)” (Varga, 2012). The increase in standards puts many students at a disadvantage who do not participate in the illegal use of Adderall. The higher standards and expectations are for students the more students are put at a disadvantage. Higher expectations put students under more and more pressure, which could lead them to feel as though they need Adderall to keep up. Many individuals who are personally prescribed Adderall consider taking the drug without a prescription as cheating since they

Although Rev. R. B. Holmes believes that the integrity of FAMU must be preserved. Charles Scriven provides the clearest evidence that Dr. Mangum has done nothing wrong. So what reason should Dr. Mangum be fired? Is it because she is a woman or maybe it’s because she never attended FAMU and or has never be a president?

The College Conspiracy Review The College Conspiracy is a documentary, created by the National Inflation Association, on the college system in America saying that it is a scam and that the young american society should start investing in silver and gold as soon as they graduate college. The documentary starts with a statement saying that children are brainwashed in the 6th grade to do excellent in high school in order to enter college. Then, the documentary goes on to tell that tuition is starting to suffer from hyperinflation. Students that go to college will highly be in debt when they finish because of this hyperinflation.

North Carolina's long-running academic fraud scandal now includes five NCAA charges, including a lack of institutional control for poor oversight of an academic department popular with athletes and the counselors who advised them.

In the fall of 2011 Penn State University was rocked when allegations of sexual misconduct with a child were leveled against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Within a month another scandal erupted at Syracuse University when similar charges surfaced against Bernie Fine, associate head basketball coach at the university. Though different in circumstance both of these incidences had repercussions that reached beyond far beyond their respective campuses, touching off a media storm.

Due to Penn's State's conduct and handling of the child sex- abuse scandal, the NCAA announced its historic set of sanctions on July 23, 2012, creating panic, such as many to believe this would be the end of football for Penn State. However, the end of Penn State football never occurred. Three years later, Penn State is getting ready for the 2015 season without sanctions, restrictions on scholarships, or names on its jerseys (Wogenrich, 2015).

Everyone cheats, but what about the penalties that are given to the people who are caught? People cheat on many things: school, sports, and, but not limited to, relationships. But there are many ways to cheat in those multiple examples, like in sports cheating can happen with: drugs, academic eligibility, or even through recruiting. With all the sports the focus could be on, college basketball seems to have the easiest examples of cheating. The people who cheat in college basketball could even be the people your child or younger sibling look up to. What makes college basketball coaches break the rules is it worth the penalty?

A few years ago, there was much discussion relating to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and those units responsible for instituting student-athlete and athletic department policy. This purpose of this paper is to discuss the ethical misconduct that occurred at Penn State, Ohio State and the University of Arkansas, and how the NCAA played a role in the wrongdoing. Coaches, players, and administrators face mounting pressures brought on by the need to sell seats and win games. In response, this type of pressure creates opportunities for offenses to take place. The first component of the paper will be to determine the fundamental ways in which the ethics programs of the NCAA failed to prevent the scandals at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas. Once those measures are identified and discussed, the ways the NCAA leadership contributed to the ethical violations of these schools will be discussed. The next element of the paper will predict the key differences in the scandals that occurred at each school if an effective ethics program was implemented. Next, the paper will suggest actions that the NCAA leadership should take to regain the trust and confidence of the students and stakeholders. The last section will identify measures that HR departments of

It is an ongoing trend that college tuition has dramatically increased and becoming more difficult for students to be able afford their education; so students have to use different resources like scholarships and loans to pay for college. Athletic students are able to utilize their talents to get sponsored and receive full ride scholarships, while they play for teams at certain universities. Colleges’ recruitment process for student athletics has become more competitive, since they want to find the best of the best to represent the school’s image. Over the years, basketball has been proven to be one of the most competitive collegiate sports, but also been considered one of the most corrupt college sports. Some of the top basketball colleges like Auburn University and Louisville University are sponsored by Adidas to help with athletic sponsorships, but the German company has been bribing the coaches with large sums of money to find star athletics. During recruitment process, players including their families would be lured to commit with colleges partnering with Adidas, so Adidas was able to make money off these players if they turn pro. Compared to the last five years, Adidas has been making a big comeback and named the second best shoe topping the Michael Jordan brand. Recently, NCAA and Adidas are under investigation with the FBI for fraud and bribery charges. According to Business Insider, about 10 individuals associated with these Adidas sponsored universities were

First of all lets look at the principle that states “Business Ethics require Integrity. Integrity refers to whole-ness, reliability and consistency” (Humbert, 2003, p.1). This is especially important in educational institutions. If administrators and professors do not show the character to have whole-ness, reliability and