Leland Milton Goldblatt, Ph.D: Who really is this guy?

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  1. Roman

    Roman New Member

  2. JamesK

    JamesK New Member

    From the second link, there is a listing of degrees.

    Not very encouraging at all.

    Toe university seems to have virtually no web-presence (the only links are mainly misspellings of "the university" or "Chris Toe University President" (Strayer))
     
  3. Steve Levicoff

    Steve Levicoff Well-Known Member

    Wow, talk about a blast from the past . . .

    Old-timers on the board will recognize Leland's name from the old AED (alt.education.distance) Usenet group, where he was one of the more fun degree mill proponents to hang out with us.

    To this day, no one has ever figured out who Leland is (it's not his real name), but he was a funny guy who, forunately, never took himself too seriously. If he reads this, perhaps he'll make an appearance here (but I wouldn't hold my breath).

    Bottom line: Leland Milton Goldblatt is a figment of his own imagination. He doesn't exist.
     
  4. Bill Huffman

    Bill Huffman Well-Known Member

    When discussing different diploma mills on aed, Dr. Dr. Dr. Goldblatt Ph.D. Ph.D. would frequently claim to have a degree from whatever diploma mill was currently the topic and then try to defend the place. Some people had a theory that he was a persona that was passed around or shared between multiple people.
     
  5. little fauss

    little fauss New Member

    I think he's the alter ego of Alexander Swift Eagle Justice, PhD...or ASEJ is an alter-ego of Leland Milton Goldblatt, PhD.

    If they're actually not one and the same person, wouldn't ya love to sit in a room on a comfortable couch listening to those two guys--assuming they actually exist--share reminisces about their lives hobnobbing with foreign potentates and high-powered academics and alien life forms?
     
  6. blahetka

    blahetka New Member

    I remember the pictures of his wife/girlfriend whatever. In fact, I think there were several. I also think he "conferred" adegree on one of them.

    He provided a lot of entertainment.
     
  7. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    IIRC, someone figured out that "Leland" was a group of NYU students having some fun. At one point, they used the photo of someone on the FBI's Most Wanted List, saying it was him.
     
  8. Bill Huffman

    Bill Huffman Well-Known Member

    That was my recollection as well although I wasn't too sure how certain their evidence was.
     

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