Tag: education
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An Explanation of Comps
I’ve realized that I continually mention “comps” in my blog posts without giving any explanation! I attend Kenyon College and here all seniors are required to complete a senior comprehensive project in order to receive their degree. The project is different for each major, for example drama majors perform/direct a play and take an exam…
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Thoughts on Plagiarism

The Chronicle of Higher Education had an interesting article on Monday about what colleges should be doing to educate students about plagiarism (here’s a link to the original article–Should Colleges Do More ). It baffles me that more colleges don’t see discussing plagiarism as a major part of freshman orientation. Even at Kenyon where we…