Plagiarism Resource Site - Turnitin - Universities

Turnitin Faces more criticism

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:52:24 -0500

The Daily Motion reports that professors at Syracuse University are beginning to question the effects turnitin.com has on professor-student relationships.

Turnitin and student privacy

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:25:14 -0400

There is a growing concern at University of Buffalo regarding the extent to which the use of Turnitin violates student privacy.

KU drops turnitin

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:12:06 -0400

U of Kansas has decided not to renew its subscription to turnitin, citing costs:

The university has subscribed to the program for years. But in a recent e-mail, university officials said the subscription would not be renewed after it expired October third because of copyright concerns and the $22,000 cost.

See WE blog for popular response.

Mt St Vincent University bans detection software

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:30:12 -0500

The University Senate at MSVU in Nova Scotia has agreed to ban "all plagiarism detection software as of May."

Turnitin prompts debate @ CMU

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:20:23 -0400

At a panel discussion, Central Michigan "students and staff raised questions . . . about the university investing nearly $15,000 for a new service to help prevent plagiarism."

UMass subscribes to Turnitin

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:22:45 -0400

The University of Massachusetts has decided to subscribe to Turnitin. The subscription will cost $20,000/year. 4,000 schools have subscribed to Turnitin

UCO subscribes to Turnitin

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:43:31 -0400

University of Central Oklahoma has decided to subscribe to Turnitin for one year.

Iowa encourages faculty to use Turnitin

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 12:56:16 -0400

The U of Iowa has recently begun to encourage its faculty to use the Turnitin subscription that the university has had for three years.

Cheating on the rise at Penn State

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 13:26:00 -0400

Penn State announced "it found 341 incidents of cheating last year, more than quadruple the total number reported from 1997 to 2001." This increase has prompted the university to acquire a subscription to Turnitin.com.

Barnard opts for Turnitin

Tue, 07 Dec 2004 22:44:00 -0500

Barnard College signs on for a one-year trial subscription to the plagiarism detection service, Turnitin.com.

Massey University (NZ) embraces Turnitin

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 09:35:00 -0500

Computerworld contains a balanced report on academic plagiarism and Massey's response to it.

Detection and instruction

Mon, 08 Mar 2004 09:22:00 -0500

University of Arizona combines Turnitin and information literacy initiatives to reduce student plagiarism.

NCSU doesn't renew with Turnitin

Mon, 02 Feb 2004 15:56:00 -0500

North Carolina State University has not renewed its subscription to Turnitin because of "national concerns about the ethics of the program."

Maine Colleges Respond to Plagiarism

Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:07:00 -0500

Maine Public Broadcasting* reports on measures taken by the University of Maine and Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin colleges to address the issue of student plagiarism. (*Requires Windows Media Player)

Turnitin with a twist

Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:38:00 -0500

Like many universities,Indiana University is currently testing Turnitin. One unusual proposal, however, has surfaced during faculty discussion of the intellectual property rights issue that attends the deployment of Turnitin on campus: faculty at IU are considering the option of allowing students to submit their own essays directly to the plagiarism detection tool. One advocate of the idea suggests that such a practice will educate them about the issue of plagiarism