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"Texas A&M International University in Laredo Fired a Professor for Publishing the Names of Students Accused of Plagiarism":
The Volokh Conspiracy — So reports the Daily Texan . The post at issue is here . The syllabus for the course stated, "No form of dishonesty is acceptable. I will promptly and publicly fail and humiliate anyone caught lying, cheating, or stealing. That includes academic dishonesty, copyright violations, software piracy, or any other form of dishonesty." True to his word, the professor -- an untenured and apparently part-time adjunct professor -- was indeed "promptly and publicly ... humiliat[ing]" the students who he believed were cheating; the university is paraphrased as stating that ...

PROFESSOR FIRED FOR publicly charging students with plagiarism. He seems unrepentant. Young, a form…
Instapundit — PROFESSOR FIRED FOR publicly charging students with plagiarism. He seems unrepentant. Young, a former adjunct professor of management information systems, said he believes he made the right move. He said trials are public for a reason, and plagiarism should be treated the same way. He added that exposing cheaters is an effective deterrent. “They were told the consequences in the syllabus,” he said. “They didn’t believe it.” . . . “You have to hold them accountable,” he said. “If you don’t, you hold a grave danger of having an illiterate ...

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Wizbang — Six college students commit plagiarism, which is defined as literary theft, but guess who ends up getting fired ? Texas A International University in Laredo fired a professor for publishing the names of students accused of plagiarism. In his syllabus, professor Loye Young wrote that he would "promptly and publicly fail and humiliate anyone caught lying, cheating or stealing." After he discovered six students had plagiarized on an essay, Young posted their names on his blog, resulting in his firing last week. "It's really the only way to teach the students that it's ...

College Professor Canned For Making Names Of Plagiarist Students Public
Say Anything — ... The university says he was fired for violating the privacy of the students.  The professor said he was just trying to expose the students to some accountability and wasn’t trying to violate anyone’s privacy. ...