Cambridge & Boston 1970s Students & Workers - Term Paper Mills

1970s term paper mills in Cambridge and Boston I’m looking to speak with students and others who lived in Cambridge or Boston in the early 1970s with knowledge of the many companies selling term papers to college students. I’m a journalist and college professor who covered this topic for the Boston Globe magazine, and there were operations near college campuses all over the country in 1971 and 1972. The “term paper mills” scandal was a very big deal, and it caused some existential panic in higher ed (not unlike ChatGPT today). I’m hoping to expand the story and learn as much as possible from people who lived through this era and are willing to share memories. Ideally, I could track down some folks who worked inside the companies, as writers or owners, or who knew the people running these companies — in particular, Ward Warren, David Kamen, and Bob Roth, who were big colorful players in the scene. Folks who bought term papers and turned them in for college assignments would be great too, of course. If you’re up for reminiscing about any of this, send me a DM or look me up at UConn and email me. – Brad Tuttle