Chattanooga Poopoo
Not only is University of Tennessee Chattanooga Professor Fred Ruhlman about to be shocked to find that he unconsciously plagiarized from a book about the Civil War; he's also about to be shocked to find that he was the innocent victim of a diploma mill.
First, the plagiarism, as reported in a local paper:
A New Hampshire author is alleging a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga adjunct instructor used plagiarized material in his recently published book.
William Marvel, an author of several Civil War books, said Fred Ruhlman’s book, “Captain Henry Wirz and Andersonville Prison,” contains several instances of unattributed material from his 1994 book, “Andersonville: The Last Depot.”
The University of Tennessee Press has suspended all sales of Dr. Ruhlman’s book because of the allegations, according to a statement issued by the press.
Dr. Ruhlman could not be reached for comment this afternoon.
According to UTC’s Web site, Dr. Ruhlman teaches world civilizations and received his doctoral degree in American history from the American University of London. The site also said he is a former Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent.
Interim UTC Provost Herb Burhenn said university officials are looking into what action, if any, will be taken.
Here's Fred's university page, on which he tells us he graduated from a school whose unusual name should have caused his colleagues to do a little checking. UD did the checking for them.
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