Easy Marks Cracking a University’s Academic Integrity Con
Easy Marks Cracking a University’s Academic Integrity Con by Catherine Wagner, published by Sunlight Works in October 2021, explores the complexities of academic integrity within higher education. This nonfiction work delves into the experiences of students who face severe consequences from false accusations of cheating, highlighting the challenges they encounter in navigating university systems designed to uphold integrity but often fall short.
Readers will find a detailed account of Wagner’s personal journey as she confronts the academic integrity process after being wrongfully accused of cheating. The narrative reveals how she, supported by experts, uncovers systemic issues within her university’s practices, including potential violations of federal law. The book addresses themes related to education, student life, and civil rights, providing insights into the broader implications of academic misconduct and the impact on students’ futures. With 452 pages, this edition is presented in English, offering a comprehensive examination of a critical issue in contemporary education.
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Gold Award Winner, Non Fiction Book Awards. Nonfiction Authors Association
Winner, Next Generation INDIE Book Awards – Social Justice
Winner, Next Generation INDIE Book Awards – Young Author (Written by Under Age 25)
Recommended Rating – The US Review
Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Short List
Winner, Eric Hoffer Award Honorable Mention – Memoir
Montaigne Medal Finalist
First Horizon Award Finalist
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Every year, millions of students pay enormous sums for a college education. Most have no idea how easily a single false accusation can derail their dreams. Shocked, shamed, and silenced, they watch their futures crumble in the campus kangaroo courts of “academic integrity.”
Catherine Wagner was an enthusiastic, top-performing student when she unwittingly walked into a trap. After she gave a classmate authorized aid on one part of one homework question, a grader flagged their answers as “similar,” and both were accused of cheating. Innocent, Catherine was certain that she would be exonerated. Yet, despite the support of eight PhD experts from across the U.S., she was dragged through her university’s academic integrity machine on absurd “evidence” of similarities – even the simple use of “H2O” to abbreviate water.
Forced to defend her reputation and career prospects against the threat of expulsion, Catherine discovered that the University seemed to repeatedly break federal law, spy on her, and reject science in favor of fallacies and falsehoods. Using concepts from statistics and behavioral science to scrutinize audio recordings and university emails, Catherine systematically unmasked the unthinkable: a confidence scheme fueling clandestine research on more than 2,000 students for over a decade.
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