Plagiarizing President?

Alabama Jacksonville Jacksonville State University president accused of submitting part of someone else's work for UA doctoral dissertation.
by The Associated Press
Published: Wed, April 22, 2009 - 2:36 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, April 22, 2009 - 2:50 pm CST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The president of Jacksonville State
University is being accused of plagiarizing his doctoral
dissertation at the University of Alabama.
A lawsuit filed against William Meehan claims he submitted a
dissertation that was copied in part from another professor's work
around the time he became JSU president in 1999.
An Associated Press review found similarities between the two
papers, and an expert hired by a JSU professor suing Meehan over
another issue concluded his dissertation was plagiarism.
Meehan said through a university spokesman there was "no
substance" to the charges, and University of Alabama officials
found no reason to take any action.
Reports in 2007 revealed that newspaper columns appearing under
Meehan's name were lifted off Internet sites. The school said the
columns were ghostwritten by a former university publicist.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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ickthus
ickthus Says:
Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:37 pm

you need some asprin or an ice pack?

southfan1981
southfan1981 Says:
Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:30 pm

The misleading headline made me think I was on a FOX site. Shame, shame. I thought you were the “LIBERAL MEDIA.”

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