Blogger Catches University Dean in Commencement Address Plagiarism:

See Sally Greene’s post on this; the story has made the Chronicle of Higher Education.

This strikes me, for a variety of reasons, as a lesser sin that plagiarism in a scholarly publication — but it’s a sin nonetheless. Eric Muller (IsThatLegal?) has more; and thanks to him for the pointer.

UPDATE: See (1) the dean’s explanation and apology, on the History News Network; (2) evidence of more copying, though this time of witticisms rather than serious analysis; (3) Ralph Luker’s comments on both instances of copying; and (4) this post of mine for some thoughts on unattributed copying of witticisms in a speech.