Merkli, a professor in MUN's mathematics and statistics department, is, like many others, adapting to a pandemic-driven shift to online, remote learning. 'We're alarmed'Not surprisingly, there has been a sharp uptick in the number of cases of academic misconduct — cheating — being investigated by the university. "We're seeing a pretty mass increase in academic misconduct cases coming through the union," said Katherine McLaughlin, the union's director of advocacy. There were 46 cases of academic misconduct during the 2019-20 academic year, while so far this year, 42 cases are either being investigated or have been concluded. And I think I think it's going to be OK."Read more from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador

Source: CBC News February 23, 2021 09:30 UTC