By Zach Pavlosky | Editor-in-Chief
A poster outlining Mount Wachusett Community College’s Academic Honesty Policy, including the definition of plagiarism.
Dean of Students Jason Zelesky and Creative Writing professor Michelle Valois have worked in education long enough to understand the ramifications of plagiarism and have, accordingly, adopted beliefs as to why they think students resort to such an act and how to quell it.
When asked about the severity of plagiarism, Zelesky firmly stated that “It is a form of academic dishonesty and a formal example of cheating.” He said plagiarism can be a “challenging concept” for some professors to tackle due to the different ways that a student could plagiarize.
