… seem to be happening again…
Yes, it’s the same old same old here at University Diaries, where valedictorians who plagiarize their commencement speeches are as common as … well, as common as loyal alumni who donate stolen money to their school.
These are both Ivy League stories, which is the only reason they’ve risen to the level of national news. It may turn out to be more or less amusing to see whether Yale returns the money, or whether Columbia will explain why its class valedictorian is unable to write a short speech by himself. But if you’ve been a faithful companion to me on my Blog Journey, you know these are retreads.
May 26th, 2010 at 7:06AM
UD,
This story involves a university (Miami of Ohio) returning a donation from a scamster:
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100525/NEWS0102/5260322/1058/Miami-returns-convict-s-5M-donation
Sorry not to have figured out the linky thing.
John Murray
May 26th, 2010 at 7:08AM
Thanks, John. I’m opening the link now.