Talk:Diploma mill

Edward Jenner

Edward Jenner may be the best-known customer of a diploma mill (W. Hadwin, Gloucester address, 1896; E. D. Hume, Béchamp or Pasteur, 1923). Obviously they're nothing new. 142.177.169.163 19:21, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Removed statement

I removed the statement about University of Phoenix and Strayer Univeristy, neither school is a "diploma mill". It is completely contradictory to state that regional accrediting agencies approve "quality" online programs and then flame two schools that are regionally accredited. The information is not factual; it was placed there due to the author's personal bias and lack of research. Phoenix has been accredited since 1978 by the NCA/HLC (same as Arizona State) and Strayer since 1981 by Middle States (same as University of Maryland).

Here are links for reference:

http://www.msche.org/Institutions_Directory.asp (a direct link from the Middle States website showing Strayer's accreditation status and history, just type "Strayer" into the search box)

http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/InstDetail.asp (a listing of Strayer's accreditation status from the Office of Post-Secondary Education website, same as above, type "strayer" into the search box)

http://chea.org/search/actionInst.asp?CheaID=409 (Strayer's Accreditation Status from Council for Higher Education Accreditation's Database)

http://chea.org/search/actionInst.asp?accredID=3;Middle%20States%20Association%20of%20Colleges%20and%20Schools (list of schools accredited by Middle States including Princeton, University of Maryland, and Cornell University)

http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1949 (a direct links from the NCA-HLC website showing UOP's accreditation status and history)

http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/InstList.asp (a listing of UOP's accreditation by campus from the Office of Post-Secondary Education website)

http://chea.org/search/actionInst.asp?CheaID=1404 (University of Phoenix's accreditation status from the CHEA website)

http://chea.org/search/actionInst.asp?accredID=4;North%20Central%20Association%20of%20Colleges%20and%20Schools (list of schools accredited by the NCA-HLC including Arizona State, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Depaul and Notre Dame)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Aic712 (talk • contribs) 18:13, 16 August 2006

Discussion that may be of interest

There is a discussion at User talk:EdJohnston#Continued from WP:AN/EW#User:Davidwr reported by IP editor (Result: Semi) which may be of interest to those following this article's talk page. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 10:35, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

RfC: Should we say that Warren National University was a diploma mill?

Hello! You are invited to participate in Talk:Warren National University#RfC: Should we say that Warren National University was a diploma mill? (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.) --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 20:23, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Convict George Gollin

George Gollin is a convicted ethics violator and hence not a credible source. Citing him as a source undermines the credibility of the article and the author. Avoid using convicted ethics violators as sources in articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.209.229.100 (talk) 16:52, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

That paper is peer reviewed. Unless it gets retracted, it counts as WP:RS. Gollin's personal morality has no bearing about it being WP:RS. tgeorgescu (talk) 21:58, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

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