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Grant Whitmore

Grant Whitmore

Academic Integrity Consultant

Grant is an academic integrity consultant with 9+ years advising institutions on policy and casework. He writes about the gap between a detection signal and evidence of misconduct, and about review processes that still hold up when a student contests the score.

Author Snapshot

Role
Academic Integrity Consultant
Background
9+ years advising institutions on integrity policy and contested casework
Focus Areas
  • Detection signals vs. evidence
  • Fair and repeatable review procedures
  • Conversations with students and staff
  • Policy wording and appeals

About

Grant Whitmore advises schools and departments on using detection tools without letting a percentage become a verdict.

He sets out the review steps — draft history, version metadata, source checks, a direct conversation — that make a decision defensible after the fact.

Grant specializes in procedures that protect academic standards and the person named in the report at the same time.

Areas of Expertise

  • Academic integrity policy
  • Casework and appeals
  • Evidence standards
  • Staff and student guidance

Editorial & Review Approach

Guidance is conservative and process-first: no accusation language, no decision resting on a single number, and a clear line drawn between a signal and proof.

Writing Focus

Grant's articles are written for:

  • Teachers and reviewers handling a flagged submission
  • Students responding to an AI-detection concern
  • Administrators drafting or revising institutional policy