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Reminds me of when the MIT admissions dean was found to have faked her degrees: https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2019/05/15/mit-dean-for...

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Marilee Jones (that article is subscriberwalled). "...and co-author of the popular guide to the college admission process 'Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond' (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006)"(!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilee_Jones

Interestingly it's really easy to fake degrees because the universities are prohibited by law from sharing information on students.

Universities have a process for providing proof of degrees as long as the student authorizes it. Thing is when you're in mid-late career, no employer cares.

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