Boston University professor plagiarized for Microsoft exec's award
Boston University computer-science professor Azer Bestavros is a stickler for the school's academic code of conduct, which includes strict rules on plagiarism. But in nominating Microsoft executive Rebecca Norlander as a distinguished alum, Bestavros copied, almost word for word, Norlander's official biography. Bestavros automatically gives plagiarists an "F." What will he get for his nomination of Norlander, we wonder — besides more grant money from Microsoft?