Do we say "bye bye" to Maxine Asher and her dreadful accrediting agency & university

Discussion in 'Accreditation Discussions (RA, DETC, state approva' started by John Bear, Aug 2, 2013.

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  1. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Yes - fantasy, whether by Cayce, Maxine Asher or any other imaginative writer, is often a fun read. Even when authors or their promoters insist it's not fantasy. :smile:

    Johann
     
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  2. Chip

    Chip Administrator

    Somewhere, I have a copy of Dr. Asher's landmark book "Ancient Energy" (Not to be confused with her stupendous novel "Waves of Atlantis".)

    "Ancient Energy" was written as nonfiction and claimed that, when one went to certain places, one could connect to "ancient energy" and do all sorts of supernatural things. Dr. Asher claimed to be able to access this energy.

    "Waves of Atlantis" was a novel that had something to do with modern-day people discovering Atlantis. It was really poorly written, with a whole bunch of plot holes and inconsistencies.

    I read both because... I just felt it was my duty as a person interested in distance education and its more colorful characters.

    The thing I always liked about Dr. Asher was her claim that she had some enormous campus with a bunch of buildings that housed her educational enterprises in a not-that-large town in the midwest (Iowa?), but she wouldn't tell anyone where this alleged campus was, and her actual office was a small storefront in a strip mall. I always love people who lie with such audacity but stick to their story.
     
  3. Pardo17

    Pardo17 New Member

    This is great. You get a free Ph.D. if you promote the fraud (from Wiki):

    "Asher has awarded Ph.D diplomas to many academics who later recommended the diploma mill in its literature. As an example, Dr. Adrian Waller (part-time tutor, Nihon University) wrote, "I commend Dr. Asher--for integrity, a commitment to the highest standards of post-secondary education, and to unswerving plans to remain a leader in distance learning."
     
  4. David Boyd

    David Boyd New Member

    Dr. Maxine Asher

    Dr. Asher died in May 2015 in LA County at the age of 84. With her apparently died the WAUC.
     
  5. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Sad on first matter. Happy on the second.
     
  6. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    My friendly message from Dr. Asher

    I'm always sad when interesting people are no longer with us. Maxine had an earned PhD from a good school -- Ohio State is my recollection. And when her "Waves of Atlantis" was published in 1997, she sent me a dedicated copy with a rather charming inscription, thus: "To John Bear. Perhaps we knew each other on Atlantis. We certainly had a lot of karma to work out in this lifetime. Very best regards, Maxine Asher."

    I am in the process of divesting myself of many books. If anyone would like this book, it is first come, first (and only) served. Respond here (so others will know), then send me a PM to tell me where to mail it. --John
     
  7. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Asher graduated from Walden with a PhD, making her even more relevant to this board and our field.
     

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