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Wis. Senate committee to hear 'diploma mill' bill

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 8:03 a.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate's higher education committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on a plan that would make it illegal to manufacture and use false academic credentials.

The goal of the bill is to crack down on so-called diploma mills, which issue bogus degrees to students who pay them money and do little work.

The proposal received a hearing by an Assembly committee last week, and supporters hope both chambers will pass the bill in coming weeks.

Higher education officials say Wisconsin could become a haven for diploma mills without the law. They say diploma mills have popped up from time to time in the state.

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gazettefan
Feb 9, 2010 at 4:16 p.m.
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There goes my career as a nuclear physicist.

phred
Feb 9, 2010 at 11:41 a.m.
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I agree with beeferer. It is also hard as someone who wants to further their education to find a "legitimate" school.
@Kinsohn-Let me know if you feel the same way when you lose a job to someone who is unqualified and uneducated, but has a scrap of paper with a signature on it... hmm... Unless, of course, you have one of these pieces of paper... Then I could see why you are upset.

SwissChick
Feb 9, 2010 at 9:33 a.m.
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Better hurry up and get mine.

beeferer
Feb 9, 2010 at 8:52 a.m.
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This is a much bigger problem than most people realize. I am glad something is going to be done about it. For years I have run into "Idiots with degrees" whose skills are akin to average students fresh out of high school with no experience or knowledge whatsoever regarding the field of work that they are trying to enter. It is frustrating as an employer to have to do research not only into the potential employee's background, but also the academic institution's credibility.

kinsohn
Feb 9, 2010 at 8:25 a.m.
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Sure is nice to see our legislators focusing on what's important!

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