April 2, 2004

Member of Accrediting Group Has Ph.D. From 'Notorious Diploma Mill'

By THOMAS BARTLETT

A member of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, which accredits approximately 600 private career-training institutions, claims a doctorate from a distance-learning institution based in Liberia that one state official called "a notorious diploma mill."

Michael Davis, who was appointed to the council in June, holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Saint Regis University, which is based in Monrovia, Liberia. The council says it is investigating the

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