University president says school can win back trustBy Fang Chih-hsien and Dennis Xie / Staff reporter, with staff writerNational Sun Yat-sen University president Cheng Ying-yao (鄭英耀) yesterday wrote in an open letter to faculty, students and alumni that as long as the university corrects its faults, it would continue to hold the public’s trust. National Sun Yat-sen University president Cheng Ying-yao speaks in Kaohsiung in an undated photograph. The university initiated an investigation immediately after reports about Lee’s thesis surfaced on Monday last week, and on Friday held its first meeting to review her thesis, he said. A meeting of faculty members is to be held after the review process is over to determine whether Lee’s thesis adviser should be punished for dereliction of duty, he added. The university apologized for the uproar surrounding Lee’s alleged plagiarism, saying that it would show “no leniency” in plagiarism cases to uphold the university’s integrity.

Source: Taipei Times July 26, 2020 15:56 UTC