The Chronicle of Higher Education
DEGREES OF SUSPICION

'Let Me Be Honest With You ... '

By THOMAS BARTLETT and SCOTT SMALLWOOD

Here are excerpts from a telemarketing script used by the University Degree Program, which sold degrees under various names, including the University of Palmers Green. It was obtained from a disgruntled employee of the company by a former FBI agent, Allen Ezell, and a diploma-mill expert, John Bear. (The sentences in bold...

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