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WEDNESDAY BUZZ: Focus on Diploma Mills

May 5, 2004 11:02 AM

Senator Susan M. Collins (R-ME) recently received a bachelor’s of science degree in biology and a master’s of science degree in medical technology courtesy of investigators from the General Accounting Office looking into how easy it is purchase bogus academic credentials from “diploma mills.” Next week, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will conduct two days of hearings to examine whether senior federal bureaucrats purchased bogus degrees, some with taxpayer money, and explore whether "high-level" government officials have listed diploma mill degrees on security clearance forms.

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