professors

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Many professors bemoan cheating but tend to do little about it, often claiming that students who cheat only harm themselves by not really learning the material.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Conducted between mid-February and early March, the poll anonymously surveyed 21 federal judges, 113 lawyers, 193 law professors, 652 political scientists and a nationally representative sample of 2,750 Americans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Wouldn’t it be better to hire professors of diverse thought and make students advocate opposing points of view?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

By the way, we should give a shout-out to the law professors who devised and promoted shield laws—David Cohen, Rachel Rebouché, and Greer Donley.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Sympathetic professors wrote letters; exceptions of various sorts were made in my case.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt