Dave Tomar

Dave Tomar is a foremost expert on cheating in higher education. Dave worked for a decade as an academic ghostwriter before bringing widespread attention to the thriving contract cheating industry with his viral 2010 article, “The Shadow Scholar.” Today, Dave shares his unique experiences from the shady side of higher education with the hope that educators can use these insights to confront academic dishonesty in their own classrooms. Dave has written for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Huffington Post and the New York Times; and has appeared on ABC World News, Nightline, Fox Business, and The Today Show.