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(June 7, 2011) Administrative Scare Tactics: A New Form of Misconduct Consider The Chronicle of Higher Education article: “Federal Judge Finds Former College President Personally Liable In Student-Conduct Case.”

(June 21, 2011) Privacy Updated Of continuing interest to visitors of usmnews.net and the Chronicle of Higher Education is a recent article entitled "Why Privacy Matters Even If You 'Have Nothing to Hide'"

(June 21, 2011) Unconscious and Conscious Plagiarism There’s a Readily Discernable Difference Plagiarism, as implied in Rachel Toor's article—“Unconscious Plagiarism”—is more complex than we often assume. That makes the plagiarism topic a bit more interesting than is often assumed. For example, what if a freedom of information request unearthed the following?

(June 26, 2011) 31st & Pearl A Supporter of which the University Should be Proud? Here’s how a proud graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi expresses his “love” of the University of Southern Mississippi in his own words on EaglePost Where Southern Miss Fans meet on the net (please note that the following has been edited for profanity):

(July 25, 2011) Hudson Named Vice Chancellor at Texas Tech University: Former USM Administrator Continues to Find High-Level Posts Despite what sources and others view as a controversial run as provost at USM, a failed presidency at the University of Houston - Victoria, and a recent inability to land the top post at Colorado State University - Pueblo, North Georgia College & State University, Western Illinois University, and Western New Mexico State University, Tim Hudson has been named a new vice chancellor at Texas Tech University.