1992

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The International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) began at a March 1992 conference hosted by Donald McCabe of Rutgers University to discuss the results of McCabe's 1990 survey of academic integrity at 31 schools.

 

The survey had revealed troubling data concerning the extent of cheating and the attitudes surrounding it. At the conference, Jim Lyons of Stanford University led a discussion about what to do next and during the ensuing dialogue, Bill Kibler, then at Texas A&M University, proposed the creation of a "Center for the Study of Academic Integrity." 

 

Six volunteers - McCabe, Lyons, Kibler, Sally Cole of Stanford University, Gary Pavela of the University of Maryland, and John Margolis of Northwestern University – founded the Center for Academic Integrity (CAI) in October 1992, which was incorporated in the state of Maryland. McCabe became the first President and the other volunteers formed the Board of Directors. Twenty four schools became charter members, committing themselves to promoting and fostering the ideals of academic integrity and sharing and learning from other equally committed institutions.