Princeton breaks 133-year honor code, mandates exam proctoring

Princeton breaks 133-year honor code, mandates exam proctoring

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Princeton's faculty voted to require proctoring for in-person exams, ending a century-plus tradition of unsupervised testing under its honor system. The shift signals how even legacy institutions are reconsidering trust-based policies—a reminder that indie builders betting on honor systems or minimal oversight face headwinds as institutional norms shift toward verification.