The Honor (Code) Is (Not) All oURs, in Review
Author: Melissa Mead
The Ask the Archivist column in the Spring 2024 Rochester Review explored the history of student honor codes, and James Diez's responsibility in spearheading the unsuccessful 1964 student honor code. You can read the article here.
Honor codes have been proposed -- but rarely accepted -- by University of Rochester students for over 100 years. Here are a few examples:
- 1912 Honor Constitution
- 1917 Honor Constitution
- 1925: Eastman School of Music Honor Code
- Student Association Academic Honesty Proposals
- 1967-1972: Academic honesty statements
- 1967: Academic Honesty Press release
