Recent Diploma Mill Stories

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Rich Douglas, May 7, 2013.

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  1. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Fake doctorate from "Strassford University" helps collapse a fraud: Public help sought in nonprofit inquiry | HeraldTribune.com

    Rochville University claims two guys working for something called the "Oregon Military Department": Ex-Military Dept. workers fight firings | MailTribune.com

    Madison University gets one: Principal Resignation Tied To Fraud

    LaSalle reaches out from the grave to get one: Pendley addresses dubious PhD | Sonora / Tuolumne News, Sports, & Weather, Angels Camp, Twain Harte, Jamestown | Union Democrat

    And so it goes....
     
  2. RAM PhD

    RAM PhD Member

  3. Shawn Ambrose

    Shawn Ambrose New Member

    Rich,

    A military department is designed to support the National Guard in the state. These would be civilian employees.

    Shawn
     
  4. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

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  5. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Is this better?

    Principal Resignation Tied To Fraud

    If not, well, then switch to Firefox or Chrome, I guess.
     
  6. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    I don't normally use Internet Explorer, but I checked the page with IE9 on a Win7 system (both 64-bit). No problems here. Maybe you have an older version of IE?
     
  7. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    works now ...
     
  8. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

  9. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    I thought former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner was keeping a low profile since his ...uh, photo-tweets.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Weiner

    Oh, right. This is not his Wiener School. :smile: Wrong Wiener! :smile: Just as well...

    Johann
     
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  10. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    He's trying to run for Mayor of New York City, I think. That would be quite a comeback.
     
  11. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Yes - quite a comeback for "The Weiner," indeed!

    Sayeth the Wiki:

    According to the NYC Campaign Finance Board website, as of the March 2013 filing deadline Weiner has raised over $5.1 million, the second most of all registered mayoral candidates, behind only Christine Quinn

    Hey - he's also a long-time friend of both Jon Stewart and Ben Affleck. How can he lose? :smile: I don't think he'll screw up again. He's likely learned his "Bill Clinton" lesson. He should have! His wife, (married 2010) Huma Abedin, was a long-time personal aide to Hillary Clinton!

    Johann
     
  12. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Re: This other Wiener: Wiener School for Advanced Studies on Global Education and Distance Learning

    I can't find any other school that this unrecognized "Accreditor" has "Accredited" - aside from the KNOWN MILL Commonwealth Open University (BVI), cited in the article RAM Ph.D. referred us to. It lists a bunch of schools, some very well-known, with the standard accreditation mill disclaimer, to the effect that they may have accredited some of these schools but they like and approve of all of them.

    As I said, I spent a while on search engines and could come up with no other school claiming accreditation by WSAS except COU. Here's the site in case someone else wants to look at this phony-looking "Accreditor" with a microscope ...or proctoscope. :sad:

    Wiener School for Advanced Studies

    Johann
     
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  13. RAM PhD

    RAM PhD Member

    The CEO of WSAS is one H. Mayer. Could this by chance be a relative of Oscar Mayer?

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  14. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Don't know - couldn't find anything else on H. Mayer, J.D.

    All I know for sure is: Mayer owns Wiener, not Weiner - although Weiner may run for Mayor. :smile: Umm... Who's on first?

    Johann
     
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  15. Cyber

    Cyber New Member

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  16. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    From your link: "Weiner admits more photos may be out there."

    From me: "The truth is out there." - Fox Mulder, X-Files

    :hijacked: Hey! Dr. Rich started with Diploma mills - now it's a Weiner-fest! :jester:

    Johann
     
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