New Zealander with fake degree

Police alerted to `false degree'

• Christchurch: A mental-health executive who quit as clinical director of the Christchurch-based Richmond Fellowship has been accused of having a fake university degree. Michael John Reid is under investigation by police after a complaint about his academic background.
  
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  Before joining Richmond in 2000 he completed a psychology doctorate from Barrington University, a distance-learning institution in the United States.

 

It's not about Barrington.

"Detective Brian Free, of the Dunedin CIB, confirmed this week Mr Reid would face questions about his University of Otago qualification."

Otago Daily Times.

 

maybe Barrington's next...

...after they figure out about the Otaga degree:

G

 

An institution may need state authorization to operate legally

Hello friends, sorry about my English.

What is wrong with Barrington University?

The university is a degree granting institution under the Laws of the State of Alabama. They are officially authorized by the Government to grant its degrees, and meet all the LEGAL requirements to function as an institution of higher education. http://www.barrington.edu/recognition.cfm

The only thing is that they not have the voluntary accreditation.

The authorities in that case should remember, “The States assume varying degrees of control over education, but, in general, institutions of higher education are permitted to operate with considerable independence and autonomy”
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg2.html#U.S.

PhD Pacific Western University (Criminal Justice)
MA Caribbean University (Criminal Justice)
BA American University of Puerto Rico (Criminal Justice)

 

Police: What is wrong with Barrington University?

John: Mr. Police, your alma mater may not be accredited, but at least it has a real building, with its name on it, and real people inside. Barrington's "campus" in Alabama is a mail forwarding service. They are not there. That is one thing wrong with it. There are others.

 

Does that mean that you will take it upon yourself to inform them?

B.

 

you are thinking about rocks, no doubt

It seems they already know about it.

From a previous post in this thread: "Detective Brian Free, of the Dunedin CIB, confirmed this week Mr Reid would face questions about his University of Otago qualification."

But I suppose you could research the place and write them a report to further clarify things.

G

 

Rocky road

Hey yo G.

Will you inform them about Barrington University not Otago?

B.

 

Re: Rocky road

They already know that Barrington University not Otago.

Do they know what "Rocky Road" is? (English in NZ is a little different.) What about donuts 'n' Zippy the Pinhead 'n'stuff like that there? We have a chance for confusion.

NZ is second in (per capita, I hope) ice cream consumption worldwide, so we don't want to let this slide.

Also, ever see Smash Palace? It's from NZ. (If not, don't, it's too depressing.) How about The Quiet Earth? (If not, do, though the best part comes in the last 15 seconds. Pay attention to the clouds.)

But back to rocky road: if it's not per capita consumption, then NZ folks know something we don't about (preventing) obesity. Maybe those folks selling degrees could check this out and market it instead of, for example, oncology PhDs.

We should ask George Brown about this, he's closer to NZ than most of us. George: do people your way call chocolate ice cream with nuts and marshmallows "rocky road?"

I've never understood why anyone would want to spoil perfectly good ice cream by putting marshmallows in it, but what do I know? Anyway, how about in NZ? Do you know?

I've also never understood why someone would strap a time bomb to their resume and blow themselves up.

We can leave an explanation of Vegemite for another time, maybe if someone decides to start a hagus thread.

G

 

Off the Barrington site

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Re: Re: Rocky road

Yup, and I agree, why spoil great icecream with all that junk put in it. Come to think of it though, you can also get rocky road in solid form, really chewy sorta stuff with nuts and the like - but I don't go near that.

Now, when it comes to Vaginamite, yeah, we eat heaps of that stuff!!!

Cheers,

George

 

When I was a little boy in Ireland, Guinness brewery used to make GYE (Guinness Yeast Extract, pronounced like "guy"), similar to Marmite and Vegemite, but much better than either. They discontinued it, but ah, the memories...

 

The investigators will likely find that his bachelor degree was an honours degree and that this was recognised as being equivalent to a masters degree. In NZ a bachelor honours degree is often recognised as being higher than a masters degree, depending on the subject.
Anyhow the whole saga has made little news in NZ. We've all
been far too involved in the NZ v Sth Africa cricket match! Not to mention the Rugby and the Special Goose Hunting season!
Dr Anatidae (Knightsbridge)

 

So Guiness really IS "Good for You"?

 

Well, you obviuosly aren't of Irish descent now are ya?


Of course Guiness is good for you!