Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:To its credit, it's the Duke school newspaper which carried the story first.
Apparently Duke required those who wanted to give the speech to submit an outline. The decision as to which speech would be given was based on the outline. So, the exact speech wasn't submitted for preapproval.
And she was an editor for the same paper...
Clearly she made some enemies at the paper!
Molly Ivens spoke at my graduation -- she was pretty memorable But the students speeches are usually so boring and rote that I'm really surprised anyone remembered a past speech well enough to recognize it. They all basically use similar words to convey similar concepts.
Anonymous wrote:She should have just told the likely truth:
Looking for inspiration, I googled commencement speeches, I liked this one and mine was inspired by it - I had no idea that constituted plagiarism or there would be a problem with it - the committee that approved it didn't alert me to any issues I assume they would have. I'm so sorry to the original speaker - imitation is the highest form of flattery.
Anonymous wrote:Means-based financial aid = "scholarships"
I see lower income families brag in this way constantly. You also see it on national news every year when a lower or middle income student gets into multiple Ivies, they say she or he received a "full-ride scholarship."
Anonymous wrote:So on brand for Duke.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://pages.facebook.com/NixorCollege/photos/a.10153739091438945/10156384735678945/?type=3&source=48
she was on scholarship
But was it need based?
There is little to no merit aid from Duke.
Anonymous wrote:https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/5/11/duke-speech-appears-plagiarized/
If Joe Biden did it in 1988 during the presidential campaign, it must be ok for Duke.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://pages.facebook.com/NixorCollege/photos/a.10153739091438945/10156384735678945/?type=3&source=48
she was on scholarship
But was it need based?
Anonymous wrote:https://pages.facebook.com/NixorCollege/photos/a.10153739091438945/10156384735678945/?type=3&source=48
she was on scholarship
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Who paid for her college? Duke cost of attendance is approx $80,000 a year, so that's over $300,000 for a bachelor's. Who paid for it?
She may have gotten financial aid and/or taken out loans. Not sure this is the crux of the issue.