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<p>I don’t understand exactly what she did. You write as though she is guilty of something called collaboration, but that they couldn’t prove it but found her guilty nonetheless. In what manner did she collaborate. You claim that she made a poor decision, so is she actually guilty of something? </p>
<p>If she is in fact guilty of academic dishonesty, frankly the suspension is warranted, the mark on her academic record is warranted and the invitation to reinstate is quite generous. I don’t really understand why she thinks that she is likely to fare better elsewhere. I would recommend that she simply serve out the suspension and apply for reinstatement at the appropriate time, and move forward with more integrity. </p>
<p>Honor codes can be a double edged sword. For some, the code relieves students of pressures to cheat and is very healthy. For others, inadvertent human error can have drastic consequences.</p>
<p>I knew a woman at an honor code school where finals were taken any time during finals week and there was no proctor. Someone asked her how her final was and she said “fine”. She was brought before the honor committee and had to pay a fine. </p>
<p>There was another case of a Dartmouth student who stayed up all night writing a paper and forgot to include the file with his references, which he had but forgot to enclose in the email. He was suspended for a year and lost the investment banking job he had. Even during the hearing, the dean admitted that she wasn’t questioning his integrity, but that she had to be harsh nonetheless. This one shocked me. </p>
<p>If she is innocent of the charges brought against her, I would fight like hell to clear her name, even bringing a lawsuit.</p>