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POINT OF VIEW
Each week I hear of another person who has used a degree from a diploma mill to qualify for a job. In most states it is perfectly legal to present as a credential a degree that is purchased for a few hundred dollars online or through the mail, and that involves little or no real academic work. Some employers reject such meaningless paper, but many don't check job seekers'...
A Question of Degrees
By ALAN CONTRERASEach week I hear of another person who has used a degree from a diploma mill to qualify for a job. In most states it is perfectly legal to present as a credential a degree that is purchased for a few hundred dollars online or through the mail, and that involves little or no real academic work. Some employers reject such meaningless paper, but many don't check job seekers'...
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