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World

Jobbins, D. (2009, July 7). UNESCO warned over university awards scam. University World News.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090707192741751

Bartlett, T. (2009, June, 24). Accreditation Group and Unesco Team Up to Take On Diploma Mills. Chronicle of Higer Education.
http://chronicle.com/news/article/6697/accreditation-group-and-unesco-team-up-to-take-on-diploma-mills
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Unesco, CHEA. (2009, June). Toward Effective Practice: Discouraging Degree Mills in Higher Education. CHEA.
http://www.chea.org/pdf/degree_mills_effective_practice.pdf

Camden, J. (2009, May 16). U.S. Army eyeing fake diplomas. Spokesman Review.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/16/us-army-eyeing-fake-diplomas/

Kelderman, E. (2009, January 29). Unesco takes on international diploma mills. Chronicle of Higer Education.
http://chronicle.com/news/article/5896/unesco-takes-on-international-diploma-mills?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
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Lambert, M. (2008, January 29). The State of the Degree Mills. CHEA.
http://www.chea.org/pdf/2008_AC_Concurrent_Session_2_State_of_Degree_Mills.pdf
Power point presentation for the CHEA Annual Conference, 2008

Universities to watch out for: The A-Z lists (2003, June 21). The Weekend Australian.
http://web.archive.org/web/20030621133155/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/sectionindex2
/0,5746,degreemills%5e%5eTEXT,00.html

Australia

Davie, S. (2009, June 19). School peddles fake RMIT degree. Asia One.
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20090617-149061.html

Tomazin, F. (2009, June 19). RMIT snared in degree scam. Age.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/rmit-snared-in--degree-scam-20090617-chvv.html

Johnston, C. (2008, July 12). Rogue college faces Melbourne audit. The Age.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/rogue-college-faces-melbourne-audit-20080811-3tms.html

Lawrence, J. (2005, April 3). How a fake degree can be deadly. The Sunday Mail QLD.
http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/
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O'Keefe, B. (2004, October 16). Students duped in uni racket. The Weekend Australian.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/archives/
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Calvert, J. (2004, July 22). Degrees for sale. Herald Sun.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/
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Fielding, P. (2004, July 21). Fake uni degrees for sale. Oakleigh Monash/Spingvale Dandenong Leader.
http://www.community.newsmedianet.com.au/home/groups/group/title.jsp?titleid=40

Lawnham, P. (2002, April 10). Windows open for more fakes. The Australian.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/
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Online buy-a-degree scam targets Asians; For the right price, net conmen will send fake certs, some 'verifiable'. (2002, February 11). The Straits Times.
http://it.asia1.com.sg/newsarchive/02/news009_20020211.html

Brunei

Fake degrees. (2003, November 22). Borneo Bulletin.
http://www.bruneipress.com.bn/links/bb.html
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http://news.ft.com/FTCorporate/Site/html/us/redistribution/intell_wires.html
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Stephen, I. (2002, February 15). Fake degree scam alert in Brunei. Borneo Bulletin.
http://www.bruneipress.com.bn/links/bb.html
or Financial Times Information: Global News Wire - Asia Africa Intelligence Wire.
http://news.ft.com/FTCorporate/Site/html/us/redistribution/intell_wires.html
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Canada

Fletcher, A. (2009, January 6). York law student caught with fake degree. Excalibur.
http://www.excal.on.ca/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6651

Fletcher, A. (2009, January 6). York University student caught with fake degree. Ubyssey.
http://www.ubyssey.ca/?p=6566

Brazao, D. (2008, December 13). Phony degree scam exposed. Toronto Star.
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/553330

Brazao, D. (2008, December 7). Phony degrees catch up to buyers. Toronto Star.
http://www.thestar.com/article/549772

Hutchinson, B. (2007, July 23). Higher learning? Critics question fledgling university as delays continue. National Post.
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=cffcb7d6-aa6b-4d99-879f-517f9a943d9d&k=31606&p=2

Rogue colleges hurt B.C. (2007, June 25). Times Colonist. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Bermingham, J. (2007, June 8). Gov't probes private colleges; New measures after hundreds of foreign students scammed. The Vancouver Province. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Millar, E. (2007, May 11). Vancouver University Worldwide ordered to stop granting degrees. Macleans.ca
http://www.macleans.ca/education/universities/article.jsp?content=20070511_131123_12988

China

Trouillaud, P. (2009, April 29). China learns lesson from fake degrees.
Yahoo News. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090429/wl_asia_afp/chinaeducationcounterfeit
MSN News. http://news.id.msn.com/regional/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3262126
Asia One. (2009, May 4). http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20090429-138214.html

Claims that Chinese given false degrees (2009, April 19). University World News.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090416201128535

Chinese 'bought French degrees' (2009, April 17). BBC News.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8004911.stm

Bordenave, Y. (2009, April 16). Un vaste trafic de diplômes découvert à l'université. Monde.
http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2009/04/15/un-vaste-trafic-de-diplomes-decouvert-a-l-universite_1180897_3224.html

China tightens the standard of selecting academicians to prevent academic corruption. (2008, January 8). CRIENGLISH.com.
http://english.cri.cn/4026/2008/01/08/164@311797.htm

Warning over bogus uni applications. (2008, November 11). Press Association.
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxRnEvoTiNxjgNfVsSzO7SUZU6qg

Macartney, J. (2006, October 26). Student rampage unnerves leaders. The Times (London).
http://www.thetimes.co.uk
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China's police busts college enrollment fraud cases (2006, August 11). New China News Agency.
http://english.sina.com/china/1/2006/0811/85904.html

Bogus Background. (2006, April 14). Science.
http://www.scienceonline.org/cgi/content/short/312/5771/193b

In China, bribery and fakery lower the value of degrees. (2002, August 2). The Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A33.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i47/47a03301.htm
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Diploma forgery goes electronic in China. (2001, September 21). The Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A39.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i04/04a03902.htm
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Kwang, M. (2000, April 26). Pssst, do you want a degree? The Straits Times.
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/
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Kwang, M. (2000, April 26). Huge forgery business. The Straits Times.
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/
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Colombia

Fundación del Area Andina promociana maestría y dotorado irregularmente. (2009, January 27). Observatorio de la Universidad Colombiana.
http://www.universidad.edu.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=613:fund-univ-del-area-andina-promociona-maestria-y-doctorado-irregularmente&catid=16:noticias&Itemid=198

Cyprus

Hassapi, A. (2009, April 4). Claims of medical degrees being bought in Romania. Cyprus Mail.
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=44986&cat_id=1

France

Claims that Chinese given false degrees (2009, April 19). University World News.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090416201128535

Chinese 'bought French degrees' (2009, April 17). BBC News.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8004911.stm

Ghana

Fake Degrees for Sale - How many Ghanaians have fallen prey? (2004, July 12). AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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Germany

Germany: 100 Professors Suspected of Ph.D. Bribes. (2009, August 22). New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/22/world/AP-EU-Germany-University-Investigation.html?_r=2

India

Kumar, S. (2009, July 7). UGC warns deemed universities on fake degrees. Times of India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/UGC-warns-deemed-universities-on-fake-degrees/articleshow/4746371.cms

Ganjapure, V. (2009, June 30). Scamsters floated ads promising degree. Times of India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Nagpur/Scamsters-floated-ads-promising-degree/articleshow/4718256.cms

Singh, A. (2009, June 17). Degree deals gone sour. Mid Day.
http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/jun/170609-28-students-B-school-Badarpur-fake-institute-cheated-of-fees-money-Delhi-news.htm

One held for preparing fake degrees in Jammu. (2009, June 13). webindia123.com.
http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20090613/1274275.html

Form special team to probe fake degree racket: HC. (2009, June 11). Indian Express.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/form-special-team-to-probe-fake-degree-racket-hc/474687/

Indian trio jailed in Britain over major visa scam. (2009, June 4). Asia One.
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20090604-145955.html

Varsity V-C arrested for fake B Ed degrees. (2009, May 31). Times of India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Varsity-V-C-arrested-for-fake-B-Ed-degrees/articleshow/4598922.cms

Fake institute directed to refund fees, compensate. (2009, April 3). Express India.
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/fake-institute-directed-to-refund-fees-compensate/442607/

100,000 fake certificates found in Bihar. (2009, January 8). Newstrack India.
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/57858

Bihar rejects 4 mn applications to check fake degree racket. (2009, January 7).
SindhToday.net.. http://www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/48605.htm
Thaindian News. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/bihar-rejects-4-mn-applications-to-check-fake-degree-racket_100139296.html

Jha, G. (2008, December 27). Bihar govt sacks 15,000 teachers. India Today.
http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23700§ionid=4&issueid=85&Itemid=1

Bihar sacks 15,000 teachers for faking degrees. (2008, December 26).
Bihar Times. http://bihartimes.com/Newsbihar/2008/Dec/Newsbihar26Dec2.html
Bombay News. http://www.bombaynews.net/story/446421
IBN News. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bihar-sacks-15000-teachers-for-faking-degrees/81372-3.html
Thaindian News.. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/lifestyle/bihar-sacks-15000-teachers-for-faking-degrees_100135204.html

Verma, N. (2008, December 26). 15000 teachers may get the boot. Telegraph.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081227/jsp/frontpage/story_10308142.jsp

Singh, K. K. (2000, March 3). Vigilance report to governor: BNMU awarding fake degrees. The Times of India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/?
Or Financial Times Information: Global News Wire
http://news.ft.com/FTCorporate/Site/html/us/redistribution/intell_wires.html
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Israel

Stoil, R. (2006, November 15). Jerusalem resident arrested for selling phony diplomas over Internet. The Jerusalem Post.
http://www.jpost.com
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McKinnon, I., Farago, Y., & Norfolk, A. (2004, January 23). Israeli police are set to investigate degree scam. The Times.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/
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MacKinnon, I., & Norfolk, A. (2004, January 22). British university with branch in Israeli petrol station 'issued 5,500 bogus degrees'. The Times.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/
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Degrees of corruption. (2001, December 13). The Jerusalem Post.
http://www.jpost.com/
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Italy

Bompard, P. (2005, September 16). Italy's Internet dottores risk jail. The Times Higher Education Supplement.
http://www.thes.co.uk/search/story.aspx?story_id=2024571
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Japan

Thacker, P. (2006, December 15). What's in a name? Inside Higher Ed.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/12/15/calu
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Kenia

Wachira, K. (2008, August 10). Do you trust your employees’ credentials? Standard.
http://www.eastandard.net/education/InsidePage.php?id=1143996499&cid=316

Korea

Korea's first belly dancer indicted over forged academic degree (2007, November 12). Korea Times.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/11/113_13541.html

Tae-jong, K. (2007, November 12). Byeon, Shin deny charges at 1st trial. Korea Times.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/nation_view.asp?newsIdx=13595&categoryCode=117

Ko-hill, B. (2007, October 10). Solutions to rampant diploma falsification cases. Korea Times.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2007/10/181_11679.html

Rahn, K. (2007, September 22). Byeon, Shin likely to be charged after holidays. Korea Times. Available from LexisNexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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2nd warrant sought for Byeon, Shin (2007, September 22). The Korea Herald. Available from LexisNexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Prosecutors get goods on Shin, Byeon confesses (2007, September 21). The Korea Herald. Available from LexisNexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Rahn, K. (2007, September 18). Arrest warrant sought for disgraced curator. Korea Times. Available from LexisNexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Lee, S. (2007, September 1). Revelations of false credentials shake South Korea. The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com
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Fake educational credentials and law (2007, August 29). The Korea Herald. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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College denies role in fraudulent diploma scandal (2007, August 28). The Korea Herald. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Rahn, K. (2007, August 27). Suspicions grow over Shin's diploma forgery. Korea Times. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Hyun-joo, J. (2005, January 15). Fake degrees sneak into nation. The Korea Herald.
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/index.asp
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Liberia

Reverend jailed for granting fake degrees . (2008, December 11). Daily Observer.
http://www.liberianobserver.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/14576/Reverend_Jailed_for_Granting_Fake_Degrees__.html
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Liberian embassy official tied to diploma mill scam. (2005, August 22). Liberian Observer.
http://www.liberianobserver.com/
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Fake medical college boss flees? (2005, April 6). AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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Who authorized the operation of fake medical school? (2005, April 5). AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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Medical Board threatens to prosecute founder of 'fake' medical school. (2005, March 31). AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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Prosecution awaits 'fake' medical doctors. (2005, March 31). AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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19 So-called doctors denied licenses. (2005, March 30). AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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We hail the Medical Board's action. (2005, March 30). AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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Fake medical school discovered. (2005, March 18). AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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Morlin, B. (2003, December 5). Online school founder got his degrees on Web. The Spokesman-Review.
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=120503&ID=s1450903

Malawi

Mphande, J. (2009, January 6). Academics malaise in Malawi. Daily Times.
http://www.dailytimes.bppmw.com/article.asp?ArticleID=11727

Malaysia

King Cautions Malaysians Over Cheap And Fake Degrees. (2009, October 15). Bernama.com.
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=447277

Varsity: We’re no degree mill. (2009, September 10). Malay Mail.
http://www.mmail.com.my/content/12870-varsity-we%E2%80%99re-no-degree-mill

Tarawallie, I. (2009, September 3). St. Clements to Defend Degrees. All Africa.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200909040148.html

Najib, N. (2009, September 2). Preston denies degree mill claim. Malay Mail.
http://www.mmail.com.my/content/12110-preston-denies-degree-mill-claim

Kaos Jr., J. (2009, August 28). We’re no bogus college! Malay Mail.
http://www.mmail.com.my/content/11890-we%E2%80%99re-no-bogus-college

Dodgy degrees. (2009, August 23). Star.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/23/nation/4522725&sec=nation

Unmasking degree mills and bogus varsities. (2009, August 23). Star.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/23/focus/4575051&sec=focus

Malta

Calleja, S. (2009, October 13). 'No cases of academic fraud'. Malta Independent.
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=95466

Bartolo, E. (2009, September 6). How academic fraud came to Malta - the EIE case. Malta Today.
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/2009/09/06/evarist.html

Nepal

Nepal cracks down on fake degrees. (2003, February 7). The Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v49/i22/22a03302.htm
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New Zealand

Ross, M. (2002, March 17). Degree fakery goes back eons but it's easier now. The National Business Review.
http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/default.asp
Also available from www.factiva.com
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Maling, N. (2002, January 20). Varsities' fury over fake online degrees. The Sunday Star-Times (Auckland).
http://www.archivestuff.co.nz/index.htm
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Fake web degrees perturb NZ unis. (2002, January 30). The Australian.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/
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Overseas websites offering fake NZ varsity degrees. (2002, January 20). The New Zealand Herald.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=787053

Netherlands

Bedrijfstop koopt valse diploma’s (2008, August 19). www.ad.nl.
http://www.ad.nl/binnenland/2538725/Bedrijfstop_koopt_valse_diplomarsquos.html

Nigeria

NUC shuts illegal university in Nsukka. (2009, October 4). Vanguard.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/04/nuc-shuts-illegal-university-in-nsukka/

Jewoola, A. (2009, June 17). Varsity Don Arraigned For Certificate Forgery. PM News.
http://thepmnews.com/2009/06/17/varsity-don-arraigned-for-certificate-forgery

EFCC, police prosecute operators of illegal varsities. (2009, April 8). Punch.
http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200904082574031

Alleged Forgery (2007, August 14). Daily Champion. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Kigotho, W. (2004, November 12). University in Nigeria fights degree fraud. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 51(12), p. A38.
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i12/12a03801.htm
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Pakistan

IANS. (2009, May 22). ‘Sham college network’ allows Pakistanis into Britain: report. Thaindian News.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/sham-college-network-allows-pakistanis-into-britain-report_100195845.html

Norfolk, A. (2009, May 21). Sham colleges open doors to Pakistani terror suspects. TimesOnline.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6330301.ece

Norfolk, A. (2009, May 21). Forger set up own colleges and gave himself fake degrees. TimesOnline.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6330097.ece

Five arrested for fake degrees business. (2009, January 8). News International.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=156198

Body formed to look into fake degree issue. (2005, May 3). Asia Pulse Pte.
http://www.asiapulse.com/
or Financial Times Information: Global News Wire
http://news.ft.com/FTCorporate/Site/html/us/redistribution/intell_wires.html
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Accused confess involvement of PU officials in issuing fake degrees. (2004, October 30). Asia Pulse Pte.
http://www.asiapulse.com/
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http://news.ft.com/FTCorporate/Site/html/us/redistribution/intell_wires.html
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6 More officials held for selling fake educational degrees. (2004, October 26). Asia Pulse Pte.
http://www.asiapulse.com/
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http://news.ft.com/FTCorporate/Site/html/us/redistribution/intell_wires.html
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Inter-province gang involved in issuing fake degrees busted. (2004, October 17). Asia Pulse Pte.
http://www.asiapulse.com/
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http://news.ft.com/FTCorporate/Site/html/us/redistribution/intell_wires.html
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Romania

Dan, O. (2009, July 19). Diplomas of private university grads stamped as illegal. Miercuri.
http://www.evz.ro/articole/detalii-articol/859244/Diplomas-of-private-university-grads-stamped-as-illegal

Hassapi, A. (2009, April 4). Claims of medical degrees being bought in Romania. Cyprus Mail.
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=44986&cat_id=1

Romanian police busts bogus diploma ring. (2009, March 18). Macedonian Radio and Television -MPT.
http://www.mrt.com.mk/en//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5804

Russia

Holdsworth, N. (2004, October 22). Libel threat over law degree sale allegation. The Times Higher Education Supplement.
http://www.thes.co.uk
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Osborn, A. (2004, October 17). Degrees for sale: Corruption scandal engulfs Russia's leading university. The Independent on Sunday.
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=572920

Holdsworth, N. (2004, August 20). Russia to tackle 'degree mills'. Times Higher Education.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=190721§ioncode=26

MacWilliams, B. (1999, July 16). Diplomas for sale on Moscow's streets. The Chronicle of Higher Education, p. A43.
http://chronicle.com
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Saudi Arabia

Ministry staff told to stop using distance degree titles. (2009, September 8). A1 Saudi Arabia.
http://www.a1saudiarabia.com/Ministry-staff-told-to-stop-using-distance-degree-titles/

Fake degree business booming in the Kingdom. (2008, September 9). Saudi Gazette.
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2008091317128

Sidiya, F. (2008, August 21). Fake-degree mill in US leads to Saudi inquest. Arab News.
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=113144&d=21&m=8&y=2008

Ferris-Lay, C. (2008, August 17). 180 Gulf residents named in bogus degree scam. Arabian Business.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/527904-180-gulf-arabs-named-in-bogus-degree-scam

Serbia

Serbia charges 'education mafia' over degree scam (2007, February 22). Agence France Presse. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
http://www.lexis-nexis.com
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Sierra Leone

Thomas, R. (2000, September 26). 86 people get fake degrees. Concord Times: AllAfrica.
http://allafrica.com/
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Singapore

Sudderuddin, S. (2009, July 28). Academic checks not our job: Case. Straits Times.
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20090728-157518.html

Tan, A and Tan, C. (2009, July 18). School owner on bail. Straits Times.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_404831.html

Tan, A and Tan, C. (2009, July 16). Where is Benny Yap? Straits Times.
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Tan, A and Tan, C. (2009, July 16). Fake degree peddler's second school to close too. Straits Times.
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20090716-155038.html

Chow, J. (2009, July 15). Fake-degree school closes. Straits Times.
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Saad, I. and Cheney, A. (2009, July 15). MOE cancels registration of Brookes Business School. Channel News Asia.
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Davie, S. (2009, June 19). School peddles fake RMIT degree. Asia One.
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Tomazin, F. (2009, June 19). RMIT snared in degree scam. Age.
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Lum, S. (2004, September 11). Fake degree racket: Nine cheated out of $40,000. The Straits Times.
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Kin, C. C. (2002, June 12). Buy-a-degree website using S'pore vendors: A website that offers bogus qualifications is selling them to Singaporeans through agents here. The Straits Times.
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Spain

Godman, A. (2008, October 21). Spain: 27 held in university degree scam. CNN.com
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South Africa

Maker, J. & Power, M. (2007, July 8). Academic faces inquiry over Shaik thesis scandal. Sunday Times (South Africa). Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
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Feni, Z. (2006, November 24). Watch out for bogus colleges, matrics told. IOL. Academic.
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Use of fake degrees increases. (2003, July 8). Business Day.
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University degree scams: Degrees of deceit. (2002, July 9). AllAfrica.
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Sri Lanka

Govt. to introduce laws to jail degree mill operators. (2009, August 12). Daily Mirror.
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Gnanadass, W. (2009, January 25). Mills that churn out degrees. Nation.
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Sweden

Buscall, J. (2005, June 3). Sweden faces surge in bogus degrees. Times Higher Education Supplement.
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Tanzania

Ministers in fake degrees saga. (2009, February 23). Zimbabwean.
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Rugonzibwa, P. (2009, February 12). Kenyan academic under probe. Daily News.
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Mwamunyange, J. (2008, November 22). Fraud: Dar University to cancel degrees. East African.
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Wachira, K. (2008, August 10). Do you trust your employees’ credentials? Standard.
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Trinidad and Tobago

Phony degrees made at home. (2008, September 9). Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsd@y.
http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,85582.html

Uganda

Wachira, K. (2008, August 10). Do you trust your employees’ credentials? Standard.
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Australian held in Uganda over fake uni (2007, February 21). The Age.
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Ahimbisibwe, F. (2006, September 8). Makerere transcripts forged. New Vision, available at All Africa.
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United Arab Emirates

Ayish, M. (2009, June 16). The "diploma mills" keep on churning to everyone’s loss. National.
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Croucher, M. (2009, April 26). Revealed: FAKE Degrees. Khaleej Times.
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2009/April/theuae_April612.xml§ion=theuae

United Kingdom

Norfolk, A. (2009, May 21). Sham colleges open doors to Pakistani terror suspects. TimesOnline.
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Norfolk, A. (2009, May 21). Former pub became the centre of a web of bogus colleges. TimesOnline.
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Norfolk, A. (2009, May 21). Forger set up own colleges and gave himself fake degrees. TimesOnline.
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Tibbetts, G. (2008, November 12). Newcastle University excludes 50 foreign students over forged certificates claim. Telegraph.
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Warning over bogus uni applications. (2008, November 11). Press Association. http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxRnEvoTiNxjgNfVsSzO7SUZU6qg

Kemp, P. (2008, September 6). Britons in bogus degrees scam. BBC News.
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Denholm, A. (2007, November 8). Bogus college couple held on fraud claims. Herald (Glasgow).
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.1817216.0.bogus_college_couple_held_on_fraud_claims.php

Davis, A. (2007, July 24). Clampdown on colleges in migrant visas scam. The Evening Standard. Available from Lexis Nexis Academic.
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Alderman, G. (2007, February 16). When will UK act to grind down the degree mills? Times Higher Education.
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Curtis, P. (2005, November 7). GMC launches inquiry into private medical schools. Guardian.
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Chapman, M. (2005, November 6). Some medical degrees 'worthless'. BBC News.
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Hughes, R. (2005, September 23). College fury at web link to fake degrees; Cyber-squatters have taken domain name. Daily Post.
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Baty, P. (2004, November 12). 'Plagiarised' MBA application raises bogus degree concerns. The Times Higher Education Supplement.
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McKinnon, I., Farago, Y., & Norfolk, A. (2004, January 23). Israeli police are set to investigate degree scam. The Times.
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United States of America

Kumar, K. (2009, July 9). Using fake degrees now a misdemeanor in Missouri. St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-grade/higher-education/2009/07/using-fake-degrees-now-a-misdemeanor-in-missouri/

Bykofsky, M. (2009, June 25). Elmont professor guilty in cheating sting helped students change grades for pay. Herald Community Newspapers.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20336697&BRD=1601&PAG=461&dept_id=477736&rfi=6

Camden, J. (2009, May 16). U.S. Army eyeing fake diplomas. Spokesman Review.
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Fake degree scams now include documents from mainstream university degree programs, warns online education expert (2009, February 11). Press Release News Wire.
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Ortiz, V., Woirking, R. (2009, February 10). Naperville school board to discuss superintendent pick. Chicago Tribune.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-naperville-superintendent-10feb10,0,3445031.story

Gemignani, B. (2009, February 9). Proposed Senate bill would ban use of phony credentials obtained from online degree mills. Current.
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NYC college ex-official admits grades-for-pay role (2009, February 3). Newsday.com.
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Redden, E. (2009, January 30). Assuring Quality, Across Borders. Inside Higher Ed.
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Miya, C. (2009, January 13). Risky credentials. Eye Opener.
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Eaton, J. (2008, December 9). Diploma mills should be targeted. News-Leader
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Campuses fear a rise in fake degrees, transcripts. (2008, December 8). eSchool News.
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Kumar, K. (2008, December 8). Some Missouri campuses fear a rise in fake degrees, transcripts. Saint Louise Post. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/education/story/C7CF5410E6B8AA4086257519001119C0?OpenDocument

Moore, J. (2008, November 12). Missouri Officials Warn of Fake Diplomas. KSMU Ozarks public radio.
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Gill, J. (2008, November 11). US states asked to act against 'accreditation mills'. Times Higher Education.
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Wolson, A. (2008, September 13). Ramsey says U of L broke no rules on disputed doctorate. courier-journal.com.
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School supervisor under investigation advised Democrats. University Of Louisville investigating possible fraudulent degree. (2008, September 12). WLKY.com.
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Aaron, D. (2008, September 5). "Diploma mill" issue roils pay debate in New Jersey. Education Week. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/09/05/03diploma.h28.html

Klein, G. (2007, November 18). A degree of much difficulty. Los Angeles Times.
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Seifman, D. (2007, September 7). Fake-college bravest fined. New York Post.
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Jaschik, S. (2007, September 4). Courts uphold autonomy for seminaries ? Will decision help diploma mills too? Inside Higher Ed.
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Mostafavi, B. (2008, August 31). Looking for a college degree? Diploma mills crank them out for a little cash and no education. mlive.com.
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Working, R. (2008, August 9). PhD, the easy way. Chicago Tribune.
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Rock, S. (2007, July 14). Missouri criticized over its religious exemption to degree-granting schools. Kansas City Star.
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Rock, S. (2007, July 14). Unaccredited school in Grandview offers degrees of uncertainty. Kansas City Star.
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Redden, E. (2007, April 27). MIT dean claimed unearned degrees. Inside Higher Ed.
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Lundgren, P. (2007, March 6). Legal fight, new partner spur Medquest move. BusinessNorth.com.
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Acton, R. (2007, February 11). Medical students criticize school in St. Kitts. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_492706.html

Chan, S. (2007, February 1). Report says 14 in fire department used fake degrees. The New York Times.
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Acton, R. (2007, January 1). Latrobe man's medical school in Caribbean is target of probe. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_486515.htm

Spears, V. (2006, October 4). State medical board to investigate Arnett. Lexington Herald-Leader.
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/15680117.htm

Spears, V. (2006, October 1). Doctored diplomas: A trail of bogus claims and life-threatening consequences. Lexington Herald-Leader.
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/15651692.htm

Spears, V. (2006, October 1). With medical credentials, it��s patient beware. Lexington Herald-Leader.
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Bollag, B. (2006, September 8). Accreditation of college in former Soviet Republic raises questions of oversight. Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Gollin, G. (2006, April). Fake diplomas: A threat to higher education. Symmetry Magazine.
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Bartlett, T. (2006, March 31). Fake university paid bribes for credentials. Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Phillips, S. (2005, November 25). A stress-free PhD? A snip at $250. The Times Higher Education Supplement, p. 19.
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Rodriguez, I. (2005, November 11). Miami-Dade man to agree to 2 years in prison for setting up phony diploma mill. Sun-Sentinel.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/miami/sfl-ddiploma11nov11,0,1009775.story?coll=sfla-news-miami

Morlin, B. (2005, October 27). Fraud suspects buried cash, prosecutor says: Colbert couple accused of selling fabricated online college degrees. Spokane Spokesman.
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Jaschik, S. (2005, September 2). College withdraws credits awarded in distance education scheme. Inside Higher Education News.
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Smallworld, S. (2005, August 15). Federal officials raid homes in 3 states in crackdown on diploma mill. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Epstein, D. (2005, July 8). Class dismissed. Inside Higher Education News.
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Epstein, D. (2005, July 7). Scarlet letter. Inside Higher Education News.
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Carnevale, D. (2005, February 11). Education department takes aim at diploma mills with a new web site. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Lederman, D. (2005, February 2). New tools to take on diploma mills. Inside Higher Education News.
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Engber, D. (2004, December 8). Online university hears the cat's meow in consumer-fraud lawsuit over bogus degrees. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Bartlett, T., & Smallwood, S. (2004, June 25). Inside the multimillion-dollar world of diploma mills. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(42), p. A8.
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Bartlett, T., & Smallwood, S. (2004, June 25). What's a diploma mill? The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(42), p. A9.
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Bartlett, T., & Smallwood, S. (2004, June 25). Psst. wanna buy a Ph.D.? The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(42), p. A9.
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Bartlett, T., & Smallwood, S. (2004, June 25). Maxine Asher has a degree for you. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(42), p. A12.
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Bartlett, T., & Smallwood, S. (2004, June 25). The hypnotist who married Lana Turner. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(42), p. A13.
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Bartlett, T., & Smallwood, S. (2004, June 25). The university of spam. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(42), p. A14.
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Bartlett, T., & Smallwood, S. (2004, June 25). Tilting at diploma mills. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(42), p. A17.
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Carnevale, D. (2004, May 21). Senators call for a crackdown on online diploma mills. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(37), p. A33.
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Usborne, D. (2004, May 6). US teachers buying fake degrees in order to qualify for a pay rise. The Independent.
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Bribery scam produces Southern discomfort (2004, May 4). The Times Higher Education Supplement.
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Bartlett, T. (2004, April 2). Member of accrediting group has Ph.D. from 'notorious diploma mill'. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(30), p. A29.
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Carnevale, D. (2004, February 13). Federal and state officials discuss cracking down on online diploma mills. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50(23), p. A32.
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Morlin, B. (2003, November 30). Spokane a 'hot spot' for dubious degrees. The Spokesman-Review.
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Cowan, L. (2003, July 25). Cracking down on diploma mills. CBS News.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/25/eveningnews/consumer/main565236.shtml

Clayton, M. (2003, June 4). Fake diplomas are easy to buy online, but colleges are becoming more wary. The Christian Science Monitor.
http://www.uh.edu/admin/media/topstories/2003/csm/200306/20030611fake.html

Foster, A. L. (2003, February 7). On the web, it's easy to earn straight A's: Colleges face uphill battle in fight against sites selling fraudulent transcripts. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 49(22), p. A25.
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Potter, W. (2003, February 7). U.S. Investigations find potential fraud in student aid and diploma mills. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 49(22), p. A19.
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Potter, W. (2003, January 23). Fake diplomas are easy to purchase on the Internet, federal investigators find. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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