Absolutely. Cheating is cheating. It is hard to understand why Walsh couldn't properly document such a short paper. Less than 20 pages for a thesis?
Jerry Garriott - 10 years ago
Certainly the War College had to severely sanction Sen. Walsh. Just like any other student who might submit a graduate paper laboriously researched and developed at the Xerox machine. If only to protect the validity of its degree program and its many other graduates, the college had absolutely no choice.
What this reader questions are the "whys" of this whole debacle:
Why now, after a 7 year lapse since the degree was awarded - a diligent, years long investigation?
Why this comparatively innocent, though obviously misguided old soldier?
Why the Army War College, where degrees awarded can scarcely be compared to the highly prestigious very expensive private Colleges, where a degrees costs a small fortune to obtain?
This reader suggests that the demand for Walsh's scalp originated not with the righteous out cry of rage from the academic community, but rather with the opportunistic muck-racking of a diligent Republican
National Committee. Yea, verily let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Kate - 10 years ago
He did not earn it, so the degree is not his to keep. he should refund the money used to attend the college to the taxpayers along with any benefits that are related to his rank advancement.
Bev - 10 years ago
now let's adjust his rank accordingly, and his retirement pay as well
Absolutely. Cheating is cheating. It is hard to understand why Walsh couldn't properly document such a short paper. Less than 20 pages for a thesis?
Certainly the War College had to severely sanction Sen. Walsh. Just like any other student who might submit a graduate paper laboriously researched and developed at the Xerox machine. If only to protect the validity of its degree program and its many other graduates, the college had absolutely no choice.
What this reader questions are the "whys" of this whole debacle:
Why now, after a 7 year lapse since the degree was awarded - a diligent, years long investigation?
Why this comparatively innocent, though obviously misguided old soldier?
Why the Army War College, where degrees awarded can scarcely be compared to the highly prestigious very expensive private Colleges, where a degrees costs a small fortune to obtain?
This reader suggests that the demand for Walsh's scalp originated not with the righteous out cry of rage from the academic community, but rather with the opportunistic muck-racking of a diligent Republican
National Committee. Yea, verily let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
He did not earn it, so the degree is not his to keep. he should refund the money used to attend the college to the taxpayers along with any benefits that are related to his rank advancement.
now let's adjust his rank accordingly, and his retirement pay as well