Judy Dempsey, New York Times; Plagiarism in Dissertation Costs German Defense Minister His Job:
"The University of Bayreuth, which conferred the doctorate in 2007, revoked Mr. Guttenberg’s academic title, saying he had “seriously violated” the institution’s standards.
Conservatives had hoped that his apology would quell the controversy, but last weekend more than 20,000 scholars from Germany and other parts of Europe sent an open letter to the Chancellery saying that Mrs. Merkel’s continuing support of Mr. Guttenberg was a “mockery” of all those who “contribute to scientific advancement in an honest manner.”
“If the protection of ideas is no longer an important value in our society, then we are gambling away our future,” the statement said."
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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