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Bambi Not Out of the Woods

Her nickname’s Bambi.

An investigation begun in October of a plagiarism allegation against Blandina Cardenas, president of the University of Texas at Pan American, is still under way.

Barry Burgdorf, vice chancellor and general counsel of the UT System, said today that the system’s Board of Regents was briefed on the review during a closed-door session on Friday. Burgdorf is overseeing the investigation along with David Prior, executive vice chancellor for academic affairs.

The review was prompted by a packet of materials, sent anonymously to UT System administrators and news organizations, alleging that Cardenas plagiarized her doctoral dissertation. She received her doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1974, according to UT System records.

In 2007, Cardenas reimbursed UT-Pan American for more than $7,000 in improvements to her home and for use of a campus vehicle after auditors found UT System rules were violated…

Background here.

Margaret Soltan, January 10, 2009 4:09PM
Posted in: plagiarism

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2 Responses to “Bambi Not Out of the Woods”

  1. University Diaries » A Couple of Hoaxes Says:

    […] is the school from which, during that decade, Bambi Cardenas (background here) earned her Ph.D. The School of Education, noted Time, had “earned a reputation as a diploma […]

  2. theprofessor Says:

    Fortunately, our beloved Pres. Backslapper’s Ph.D. in higher education malfeasance or malpractice or whatever it is did NOT come from a diploma mill. It DID come from one of UD’s favorite football factories, though.

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