Former Temple business dean sentenced for faking school rankings Moshe Porat receives 14-month sentence, $250,000 fine for his role in providing phony data to raise the school’s M.B.A. standings https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-temple-business-school-dean-gets-prison-term-in-rankings-scandal-11647053211 "A former dean of Temple University’s business school was sentenced Friday to a year and two months in prison in a scheme to falsely boost the school’s rankings. Moshe Porat, 75, asked U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert to spare him a prison term so he could care for his ailing wife, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, but he did not apologize or acknowledge his crimes." https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/03/former-temple-business-dean-sentenced-for-faking-school-rankings.html
At the risk of disclosing "sources and methods" I'm really curious how those outside investigators figured out the data were phony. I love a good take-down story.
There are a lot of stories on it I believe. https://www.inquirer.com/philly/education/temple-business-school-dean-data-fox-moshe-porat-explainer-20180717.html?outputType=amp