The Spokesman-Review, a newspaper in Spokane, Wash., has obtained a list of nearly 10,000 people who bought degrees from a notorious and now-defunct diploma mill, Saint Regis University, which also sold degrees under other names. The U.S. Justice Department, which successfully prosecuted the owners of the diploma mill, has refused to disclose the names.
The Spokane newspaper has also, helpfully, set up a searchable database so readers can see if they have any friends or colleagues who purchased bogus credentials.
If you see any notable names (particularly of folks working in higher education), drop me a message at thomas.bartlett@chronicle.com. —Thomas Bartlett
