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November 26, 2004

Don't Judge a College by Its Internet Address

By DAN CARNEVALE

Ending in .edu does not necessarily mean an institution is accredited

Colloquy: Read the transcript of an online discussion about what, if anything, should be done about the ".edu" Web addresses held by hundreds of diploma mills, a status that some students think means the institutions are fully accredited.By DAN CARNEVALE

Bored with her job as an advertising executive, Suzanne Lee searched the Internet for online colleges that would help her change careers. When she found the

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Senators Call for a Crackdown on Online Diploma Mills - May 21, 2004
States Struggle to Regulate Online Colleges That Lack Accreditation - March 23, 2001
Educause Considers Letting More Colleges Use '.edu' Addresses - July 19, 2002
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Education Department Takes Aim at Diploma Mills With a New Web Site - February 11, 2005

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