Why Harvard spied on its own faculty

The Ivy League school issues a "partial apology," but defends the investigation

Harvard has run into trouble for spying on faculty emails
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Harvard University administrators admitted Monday to secretly looking through the email accounts of resident deans last year in an attempt to find out who leaked to the press confidential details about the school's embarrassing cheating scandal.

Dozens of students were forced out of Harvard after they were caught cheating on a final exam last spring. The full story didn't emerge until The Boston Globe and The Harvard Crimson, thanks to the leaked information, gave it thorough treatment last fall.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.