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Wheeler's complex web of lies began to unravel when, as a senior at Harvard in September 2009, he submitted a resume, a Harvard transcript, and an essay to apply for the Rhodes and Fulbright Scholarships. During the application review process, English Professor W. James Simpson suspected that Wheeler had plagiarized the work of Professor Stephen Greenblatt, Verner said...
Wheeler's transgressions came to light when a Harvard professor noticed similarities between Wheeler's work and that of another professor during the application review process for the Rhodes Scholarship. The professor then compared the two pieces and voiced concerns that Wheeler plagiarized nearly the entire piece...
Wheeler’s file was referred to University officials, who decided—upon discovering the falsified transcript—to open a full review of Wheeler’s academic file. Wheeler was invited to present his case at a disciplinary hearing convened by University officials, but decided to await the decision at his home in Delaware rather than attend the meeting, according to the press release...
...There is something wrong with distributing to the whole Faculty, who may or may not come to the meeting, confidential and sometimes volatile materials,” English professor Elaine Scarry, a member of the since-dissolved Committee to Review the Administrative Board, said at the October Faculty meeting during which the changes were approved...
...addition, having a smaller group of Faculty members review a student’s case allows for a more thorough examination of that student’s situation, Ellison said...