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online degree programs psychology | Degree Mill may claim another victim

Posted by bposton on December 18th, 2006 — Posted in online degree programs psychology

Just thought I’d share a recent news story about how a guy with a degree from a diploma mill may be in trouble with his prospective employer.

Out in Claremont,New Hampshire they’ve been searching for a new Windsor Southwest Supervisory Union superintendent. However it was recently learned that One of the two remaining candidates has a doctoral degree from a well-known diploma mill.
He was named as one of two finalists for the job last Tuesday. and On his resume, he listed a doctorate of philosophy from LaSalle University of Louisiana.

Fact number one - In 1995, the FBI raided the unaccredited Louisiana school and its founder was convicted of fraud.

Fact number two - LaSalle University, a Catholic college outside of Philadelphia, is accredited and is not associated with LaSalle in Louisiana.

This candidate declined comment When questioned about his doctoral degree.

Ok, so are you ready for this?

When the search committee was told of this phoney degree, they said that they still considered him a viable viable candidate.

The spokesperson for the search committee said that he began his doctoral work in Maryland and elected to finish the degree online after moving out of state, and that he had significant experience in the field of education which was more than the base qualifications for the job.

This candidate does indeed have a masters of education in curriculum and instruction from the University of Maryland, as well as a bachelors of science in elementary education from the same university of Maryland.

Of course, that’s according to his resume.

So, how would you fell if he got the job? Especially if you’re a parent of a child in that school system?

Or the other candidate…:-(