This post extends Adib’s good post of two days ago, Academic Dishonesty in China …

This NY Times article, Duke Biz School Punishes 34 for Cheating, speaks for itself. Talk about a brand killing nightmare for that MBA Associate Dean.

Please, Cal Poly MBA students, this can/will never happen here, right?

Would you report a classmate who did this? Why or why not?

Is cheating really this prevalent in graduate schools across the country (56 percent in business, 54 percent in engineering)????

I would love to hear your thoughts on this, but I also appreciate that folks may not feel comfortable publicly answering these types of questions. I just pose them for consideration. If the answers to the above are “yes, this can happen here”, “no, I would never report a cheating classmate” and “yes, cheating is this prevalent in graduate programs”, respectively, I will need a stiff drink … or two …. or three ….