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The case of the fake diploma
Not everyone is cut out for school, college or university. It may be the alienating way we are assessed (does writing three essays in two hours really demonstrate your analytical abilities?) or a bad
Read More »Diploma Mill Scams Target Latinos, Other Minorities
Chester Ludlow received his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in 2010 with a 3.19 GPA. Unfortunately, potential employers might not recognize his degree as legitimate, as it comes from Rochville University, an unaccredited institution
Read More »PIA sacks six fake degree holder pilots
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has sacked six pilots for submitting fake educational degrees and other documents, airline officials confirmed here. Among the pilots who have been sacked included Captain Fahim and Captain Arshad, who have
Read More »Degrees of corruption ‘Degree paper’ on sale!
Investigations have revealed that the paper used for making fake degrees is easily available in the open market. Claiming that they have no control over the printing of ‘degree paper’, universities have shown their
Read More »Battling incompetence: Three PIA pilots sacked for holding fake degrees
In Pakistan, fake degrees have usually been associated with politicians; several parliamentarians have been sent packing after their educational credentials were proved to be fake. Now, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) seems poised to follow
Read More »PIA VVIP flights pilot for 28 years found to have fake degree
Questions were raised on the safety of Pakistan International Airline flights after degrees of pilots flown thousands of air miles were found to be fake. Three pilots of the national flag carrier were fired following
Read More »Woman pleads guilty to faking counseling credentials
A 37-year-old woman admitted Thursday to bolstering her resume to land counseling jobs, resulting in more than $80,000 in overpayments. On her resume, Jalon Faherty claimed to have received a master's degree, which was required
Read More »Fake degree-holder made estate engineer
A fake degree-holder of the country’s premier public sector university – NED University of Engineering and Technology – has been appointed as an estate engineer in the Sindh Small Industries Corporation (SSIC), apparently owing
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