A university dean can save 500 academic programs by publicly discrediting an innocent tenured professor.

A university dean can save 500 academic programs by publicly discrediting an innocent tenured professor. The professor would face professional ruin and public humiliation.

• 28% chose: Fabricate evidence against the professor. (15 people)
• 72% chose: Allow the university to lose 500 academic programs. (39 people)

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