Latina College Student Used ‘Hence’ In Paper, Is Accused Of Plagiarism

[okaawhatever]

Tiffany Martínez, a Latina student at Suffolk University in Boston, wrote a powerful post on her personal blog on Oct. 27 that she posted to Facebook. It has since gone viral:

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In her post, she describes an incident that happened Thursday morning in her sociology class in which a professor handed her back a paper she wrote and told her loudly in front of all her peers that, “This is not your language.”

She also notes in her post, titled “Academia, Love Me Back,” other comments her professor wrote on her paper. They include one where the professor circled the word “hence” and wrote next to it “this is not your word,” underlining “not” twice. Another one reads: “Please go back and indicate where you cut and paste.”

Story continued at link with picture of professor's statement:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/latina-college-student-plagiarism_us_58139daae4b0390e69d0113d

[LiberalFighter]

1. They need to review the professor involved and determine if racism is involved.

[HenryJ]

6. Either way, stupidity is involved. n/t

[blm]

2. Wow…..

.

[Warpy]

3. Did they provide the supposed source work?

If not, she needs to sue.

If they did, she's busted.

[okaawhatever]

7. No. Professor didn't cite a source she supposedly plagarized from bt

[Warpy]

10. Same thing happened to me once or twice when I was under 10

I was an early reader and a compulsive one, so I had a huge vocabulary. Being judged like that by the nuns is one reason I pitched a huge fit and got sprung from Catholic school.

Having this happen in college is completely inappropriate. That professor should put up or expect a lawsuit.

[okaawhatever]

13. +1 nt

[The Genealogist]

4. This is unacceptable

Absolutely unacceptable. I taught several semesters at the college level, and I did catch plagiarism. I would NEVER have said anything in front of the student's peers. Further, I had all my ducks in a row before I ever said anything to the student. I had the plagiarized source at hand. If this instructor has no proof of the student's plagiarism, in black and white, I hope she sues.

[yeoman6987]

5. These papers go through plagerism programs

Majority of professors use these.

[regnaD kciN]

8. So, are you claiming she's guilty???

[yeoman6987]

9. We have one side of the story

I'd like to hear from the professor before deciding your question.

[kcr]

11. There is a photograph of the paper, with those exact words in blue ink written on them.

The Chair is launching an investigation. It's a pretty compelling side of the story.

[yeoman6987]

12. You know what? The addition of your info does change my mind.

I am with the student.

[JI7]

14. some people think just because they don't study or read other languages/culture etc . that the same

would be true with other people.

[JI7]

15. the thing is the professor accused her of plagiarism based on his assumptions

of her background and what she would/should know.

it wasn't based on the writing being familiar to someone else's work.

[JCMach1]

16. Dear Professor, there is software to check that for the last decade, or so

Please educate yourself about that and OTHER issues!