One of the most stressful experiences a college student can face is an academic integrity hearing. This can be especially intimidating when you must question your professor, who holds significant authority over your academic future. However, with the right...
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The New Anti-Cheating Tool? Why Professors Are Pushing Students to Use GoogleDocs
As artificial intelligence tools become more accessible, many students are using AI programs like ChatGPT to aid with assignments. In response, professors are beginning to look for ways to combat the growing concern of AI-generated work. One method that is...
Don’t Go Alone: Your Guide to Academic Misconduct Hearings from a Lawyer for College Students
Facing an academic misconduct hearing can be incredibly stressful. Some colleges and universities, mostly private, do not allow a student to bring an advisor with them to meetings or to the hearing. However, even if your university doesn’t allow advisors to...
AI and Academia: A Wild West of Rules – An Education Lawyer Discusses
As I’ve noted in some of my other posts, AI is becoming one of the more frequent academic integrity accusations that I have seen students being accused of. This is a trend that I see continuing. While there is not one single rule by which colleges and...
Facing AI Cheating Charges? Get Help from a Proven Student Defense Lawyer
Over the last few months, the number of emails and phone calls I have received about professors accusing students of using AI has skyrocketed. While this new area of academic misconduct is still developing, there have been a few patterns that I have seen. In...
Caught Cheating on University Wifi – A Student Defense Lawyer Discusses
University Wi-Fi: a lifeline for students - But what about your privacy? Universities often store activities if you are logged onto their Wi-Fi. So, what can happen if you navigate away from your test browser to double check an answer? You could be caught for...
Navigating a Florida Department of Education Investigation: Formal Hearing vs. Informal Hearing
An investigation by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) can be a stressful experience for any teacher. Once the investigation concludes, the FLDOE will determine whether to proceed with formal charges. If so, you'll receive an Administrative Complaint...
You’ve Been Accused of Using AI: Is It Possible To Fight an AI Accusation in College?
With the advances and proliferation of AI, it is not surprising that many college and university students are being accused by their professors of using AI to write papers, assignments, essays, and is even being used on exams. Many times, the professor’s claims...
Accused of using AI to cheat on a writing assignment? What should you do? A lawyer for students discusses.
Grammarly has become a very popular tool for people to use to help improve their writing. College and university students are no exception. Grammarly does things like reviewing spelling, grammar, and punctuation. It also can make suggestions as to how to...
A professor accused me of cheating. Now what? A lawyer for students discusses your options.
You are either sitting in class taking an exam or you are taking it remotely. Maybe in the middle of the exam, your professor comes over to you, takes your exam, and accuses you of cheating. Or, after class or later that day the professor notifies you that they...

