(March 6, 2007) “Without Proper Citation” A Report on the Doty Administration’s Actions in the Days after the
AACSB Plagiarism Allegations Although a number of scandals over the past several months have shaken the
foundation of Harold Doty’s administration of USM’s College of Business, none have provided as much intrigue as
the scandal regarding the allegations that the CoB copied, “without proper citation,” AACSB definitions (for
“participating and supporting faculty”) from another institution. After breaking the story in November of 2006,
USMNEWS.NET has obtained a batch of official documents that show what appears to be an attempted cover-up,
one that fails to heed the ageless political advice that the cover-up is often worse than the incident in question.
However, in this case both the alleged incident and the apparent cover-up are particularly egregious. This report
recounts, using official documents, the details of both.
DR. JAMES CROCKETT, FORMER PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING,
FORMER DIRECTOR SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING
For more articles and editorials concerning Dr. Crockett, please click here.
(March 29, 2007) “Whose Line is it Anyway?”usmnews.net Responds to the Cries for “Good News” Some readers of
usmnews.net, concerned about USM’s College of Business, have contacted us and asked about the dissemination of
“good news” about the CoB. We must admit that we oftentimes wonder why there seems to be so little “good news”
about the CoB.
(March 29, 2007) Special Report Down that Road Again An Investigative Series on the Use of the CoB for Personal
Gain CoB faculty and staff were recently greeted by an e-mail from Janis May, the CoB’s Public Relations Manager,
announcing that former SAIS Director and Morgan Professor of Accounting James Crockett is holding a book
signing to promote his recent release, Hands in the Till – Embezzlement of Public Monies in Mississippi. May’s
e-mail is shown below:
(April 23, 2007) Hal Greene, Crockett's Hand
(March 29, 2007) Special Report Hands in the CoB An Investigative Series on the Use of the CoB for Personal Gain
With the April 2007 publication of his latest book, Hands in the Till: Embezzlement of Public Monies in Mississippi, accounting professor James R. Crockett is once again in the spotlight. The book (see cover below) marks the second from Crockett in the past few years, both dealing with public sector corruption in Mississippi.
With the April 2007 publication of his latest book, Hands in the Till: Embezzlement of Public Monies in Mississippi, accounting professor James R. Crockett is once again in the spotlight. The book (see cover below) marks the second from Crockett in the past few years, both dealing with public sector corruption in Mississippi.
(June 27, 2007) 31st & Pearl In the CoB, Sabbaticals = Paid Vacations The selection of Alvin Williams for a 2007-08
sabbatical (IHL Meeting Minutes, Apr-07) continues a curious string of CoB award recipients for this type of leave.
Williams is working on 28 years at USM now. Just what sort of return is the IHL expecting on a sabbatical
investment in Williams at this point?