The Chronicle of Higher Education

Some Professors Are Surprised to Be on a University's Roster

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

Cheyenne, Wyo.

Call them the phony faculty members. Their names appear on the Web site of Preston University, an unaccredited institution here. But they have never taught a course for Preston or supervised any of the university's students.

Preston has a list of 49 faculty members on its Web site (http://www.preston.edu/faculty.html),...

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