A university department head must evaluate 12 graduate students' thesis proposals.

A university department head must evaluate 12 graduate students' thesis proposals. Approving a weak proposal harms academic integrity; rejecting it devastates the student.

• 41% chose: Approve only the strong thesis proposals. (13 people)
• 59% chose: Approve three weak thesis proposals for struggling students. (19 people)

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