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...home to question him about his interest in the “Little Red Book,” the Chinese Communist leader’s seminal text. But in a meeting last week with two faculty members, a school official, and a reporter for The Standard-Times, the student??s story began to evaporate...
...Pressed for details of the incident, the student described yet another encounter with federal agents at his family’s home, according to Brian G. Williams, an associate professor of history at UMass-Dartmouth, who attended the meeting. But Williams said that when he visited the student??s house, his family knew nothing about the supposed agents or their visits. Confronted by Williams, the student broke down and admitted that he had made up the entire story...
...Williams and Robert E. Pontbriand, a lecturer in the history department at UMass-Dartmouth, had relayed the student??s tale as fact to several media outlets before holes in the story emerged. Pontbriand did not respond to phone calls or emails seeking comment...
While there is no question that a student??s facebook profile can be a treasure trove of information for recruiters, it is less clear whether it is ethical or even good practice for a firm to tap into this resource...
...particular book, the authorized version, and somehow he triggered the visitation,” Pontbriand said, adding that the student also indicated that there may have been other people who experienced similar investigations. Pontbriand declined to comment further on the specifics of the incident in order to protect the student??s anonymity, who, according to Pontbriand, has chosen not to identify himself publicly. A representative from the Department of Homeland Security did not respond to requests for comment yesterday. But Harvard Law School Clinical Professor of Law John G. Palfrey ’94 said that he doubts...