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But would they revoke the degree years later too?
by argd678 8y ago
But would they revoke the degree years later too?
- ineedasername 8y agoI'm not sure we could. The case can be made that the student did the coursework to earn the degree, even if their initial admission was fraudulently obtained. I think we'd scrutinize that coursework for any other evidence of fraud/cheating though. Ultimately it would come down to the lawyers and courts to work out.
- cperciva 8y agoIn Canada, I think degrees would be revoked if there was clear evidence that students actively participated in the fraud which obtained their admission. But in this case it seems that most students were unaware of what their parents were doing; we would probably revoke admission for any students who hadn't completed their degrees, but not take away anything they had achieved while at the university. (And they would be free to apply for re-admission -- and almost certainly get it, if they had good grades in the courses they had completed so far.) Ultimately it would come down to the lawyers and courts to work out. Would the courts get involved? In Canada, absent clear signs of a defective process, courts are extremely unlikely to overrule universities on academic issues.
- ineedasername 8y agoI mean the courts would get involved if the schools rescinded the degree because students would file a lawsuit. You're right, they wouldn't do it of their own accord. And they might dismiss the case on its merits, hard to say.
- cperciva 8y agoRight, I'm saying that in Canada if a university decides to revoke a degree, I can't imagine a court hearing a lawsuit beyond checking that the university in question was procedurally fair.