I find it a little disingenuous that students who are subject to "forced withdrawal" are allowed to re-enter after 2-4 semesters. This sends a horrible message to students - that you can cheat, and the worst case scenario is taking a couple semesters off. No mar on their transcript of starting a degree at Harvard, and suddenly transferring to another, probably academically inferior, school. No explaining to employers why they suddenly decided to pack up and leave during a large cheating scandal. Just a forced vacation.
I'm also pretty appalled that students supplied the same answer down to typological errors. When the scandal first broke out, it sounded much more mundane - that there was little guidance, and that students asked their TAs for help. At least then, it's possible to rationalize the situation by saying that students genuinely did not believe they were doing something wrong. I don't think there's any way to justify multiple students submitting the same typos. This indicates blatant cheating, which any Harvard student should readily recognize as being morally wrong, and clearly violating any reasonable academic honesty standard.
I'm also pretty appalled that students supplied the same answer down to typological errors. When the scandal first broke out, it sounded much more mundane - that there was little guidance, and that students asked their TAs for help. At least then, it's possible to rationalize the situation by saying that students genuinely did not believe they were doing something wrong. I don't think there's any way to justify multiple students submitting the same typos. This indicates blatant cheating, which any Harvard student should readily recognize as being morally wrong, and clearly violating any reasonable academic honesty standard.