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Cornell University

Office of the Dean of Faculty

Connecting & Empowering Faculty

Academic Integrity

The Office of the Dean of Faculty is the administrative home for academic integrity across the university.

DoF Office is responsible for:

  • Institutional coordination
  • Policy and process consistency
  • Central reporting and continuous improvement





From the Faculty Handbook

Cornell University places a strong emphasis on academic integrity, expecting unwavering honesty from its students. It is a shared responsibility where both students and faculty play a role in maintaining these values.

Whether in formal coursework or any other educational context, students must: acknowledge any outside assistance received for all academic endeavors; respect the intellectual efforts of themselves and others, which is undermined by plagiarism and cheating; respect the fact that academic integrity extends beyond the classroom to all interactions related to the educational process.

By submitting work for academic credit, students truthfully affirm that it is their own.

Section 6.1 of the Faculty Handbook