Author: Hillary Hall
In a report that could significantly change Middlebury's entire academic climate, the Honor Code Review Committee (HCRC) suggested several changes be made to the Honor Code, including the removal of the current ban on faculty presence during exams. The full report includes nine specific amendments, three of which require a student vote as they involve changes to the student constitution. Two of these three are simple revisions meant to make the Honor Code concurrent with the handbook, but the first and likely most controversial suggestion asks for removal of the language that prohibits faculty in the exam room.
The Honor Code currently forbids faculty members from sitting in on exams unless the Academic Judicial Board has specifically granted them permission to do so. It puts the onus on students to report cheating; if they do not want proctors, they must be willing to monitor themselves and each other. The report, however, suggests that students no longer want or take advantage of this responsibility.
"It is clear from the feedback
Distrust leads to H.C. vote
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