Dive Summary:
- The Montreal-based website unemployedprofessors.com looks for out-of-work educators to write papers for student customers.
- The site jokes about the unethical nature of its services in its FAQ but claims what it does is not illegal.
- It offers to match writers with research papers, book reports, lab reports and other projects.
From the article:
"... The service started last fall and has recruited about 30 professors. While it doesn’t guarantee an A, it does guarantee high-quality work and turns away about 15 applicants for every one it hires.
With plagiarism so rampant, it says professors are not even surprised by it anymore. ..."