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Dean Baker resigns but remains a professor

University of Alberta dean accused of plagiarizing speech

June 17, 2011

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The University of Alberta’s President, Indira Samarasekera, has announced that the Dean of Medicine and Dentistry has resigned after an investigation was launched into the fact that he copied parts of another man’s speech in an address he delivered to students last Friday. Dr. Philip Baker will remain at the university as a professor during the ongoing investigation, reports CTV News. Earlier in the week, the dean apologized to Atul Gawande, the man whose speech to Stanford University’s graduating class had "inspired" his own.

To read more Maclean’s On Campus coverage of the Dean Baker controversy, click here.

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Josh Dehaas is a writer and editor focused on post-secondary education and training. He has a Master of Journalism from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Guelph.

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