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The article cites a study that examines the cultural factors that may lead to plagiarism by English as a second language (ESL) students from Confucian-influenced societies and suggests steps that can be taken to address "cultural plagiarism," hoping to aid students in their transition into a Western educational culture. In an educational culture where texts and authors are revered and it is a sign of arrogance for a student to question the "masters" work, one finds students practicing a "cut and paste" technique to assemble research papers in order to fulfill the ethical obligations of their cultural heritage. The first step is to identify, research, and understand the educational cultures of the ESL students on campus. The second is to incorporate those findings into an institutional policy on plagiarism. The reality of cultural plagiarism on campus is a pressing and on-going issue. As educators in Western theological graduate schools, educators are obligated to their ESL students to provide them with the academic support they need to fulfill their responsibilities to produce academic writing in accordance with the standards of intellectual property of the Western culture.