[CJefferson]

This is crazy. If the story is true as written, the academic in question needs to be fired. I would expect nothing less at my own University.

I find the story hard to believe only because it is so terrible -- and that an academic would be stupid enough to accuse a student of plagiarism without concrete evidence (in particular, the text from which they plagiarised). However, even if the academic in question had such evidence, they still should give the student the chance to defend themselves.

[rocqua]

There is a lot I feel like I can get done at my university. Outrage will do a lot.

That said, I know of a few professors that could get away with this shit. There are always a few professors that are thoroughly entrenched.