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Honor Code

Lying, Cheating and Ruining Lives

April 4, 2013 - In the tragic story of the Atlanta cheating scandal, we find one more reason to strengthen the message of Trinity's Honor Code. Continue reading
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A Century of Honor at Trinity

September 26, 2012 - Trinity's Honor System is alive and well, representing the very best of our grand traditions. Continue reading
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Teaching Ethics in the Age of Dissembling

December 5, 2011 - Trinity's Honor System is an urgent and necessary method for teaching ethics in an age of scandal. Continue reading
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No Pity for Charlie

November 19, 2010 - Trinity's Honor System teaches students that there's no substitute for acting with honor and integrity every single day. One dishonest act can destroy a lifetime of good work. Continue reading
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(More Than) One Toke Over The Line

February 3, 2009 - (Apologies to Brewer & Shipley who wrote the song… “One Toke Over the Line”) The news is full of People Who Should Know Better Behaving Badly…. There’s that photo of Michael Phelps and the bong….  Really, what was Continue reading
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Plagiarism Ruination

March 2, 2008 - Plagiarism has ruined yet one more career. Such an old story, yet it must be retold again and again. This time, a top White House aide to President Bush is the culprit. Special Presidential Assistant Tom Goeglein admitted …he used Continue reading
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Teaching Truth in Days of Deceit

December 16, 2007 - On the same day we learned that numerous baseball “greats” achieved their glory through cheating, I had a conversation with some academic colleagues about a problem that occurred during a freshman exam. Seems that some freshmen were using notes when… Continue reading
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Say It Ain't So, Roger!

December 13, 2007 - Just so happens that I’ve had a thing for baseball all my life. Yes, it’s slow, maddeningly boring at times, but at it’s best baseball is a beautiful sport. Or, was. Sadly, the news today of a high-level report on … Continue reading
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Marion Jones, Olympian Tragedy

October 8, 2007 - Say, “Sports scandal” and most of us probably think of men behaving badly. Well, think again. In our new era of women’s sports equality (sort of), we now have a tragic morality tale of how a great female athlete can… Continue reading
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Wiki-Ethics: The Debate Continues!

April 1, 2007 - Trinity Alumna (and Development Consultant) Aimee Dolaway Olivo weighs in with this observation: “I read your Wiki blog with great interest… In the workplace, I also perform the same sort of cut and paste to which Johnson refers. After all,… Continue reading
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Patricia A. McGuire, President, Trinity, 125 Michigan Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20017
Phone: 202.884.9050   Email: president@trinitydc.edu


Patricia A. McGuire, President, Trinity, 125 Michigan Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20017
Phone: 202.884.9050   Email: president@trinitydc.edu