"For 133 years, Princeton University allowed students to take their exams without a proctor - a unusual situation resulting from student demands for an "honor code." Now in 2026, that time-honored system is coming to an end, all thanks to a surge of cheating enabled by AI."
"Per a letter penned by Princeton dean Michael Gordin, faculty arrived at the decision after "significant numbers" of both professors and students came forward, "given their perception that cheating on in-class exams has become widespread.""
"Instead of an honor system, professors will now have to watch over student exams and report any deviations from the school's policy on scholarly integrity. Students will still keep some autonomy: violations will be reported to a student-run honor committee to decide any alleged policy breaker's fate, the WSJ reports."
""If the exam is on a laptop, someone can just flip to another window," Princeton senior Nadia Makuc told the WSJ. "Or if the exam is in a blue book, it's just people using their phone under their desk or going to the bathroom and using it.""
Princeton University is ending its long-standing honor system for in-class exams that allowed students to test without proctors. Faculty voted to require in-person proctors starting over the summer after reports of significant cheating concerns from both professors and students. A dean’s letter cites a perception that cheating on in-class exams has become widespread. Exams will now be supervised by professors, who must monitor and report deviations from scholarly integrity policy. Students will retain some autonomy because reported violations will be handled by a student-run honor committee to determine outcomes. The change follows broader increases in cheating across US schools and professional exams, with AI and device-based workarounds cited as enabling factors.
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