The University is not being defrauded, but the professor is still taking advantage of their position to make a personal profit.
Leaving aside the legal issues (I'm not a law expert, so I don't know if it is illegal), don't you think it is incredibly immoral for a professor to require a specific book for their class on the basis that the publisher is going to hand a check to the professor?
Leaving aside the legal issues (I'm not a law expert, so I don't know if it is illegal), don't you think it is incredibly immoral for a professor to require a specific book for their class on the basis that the publisher is going to hand a check to the professor?