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Thursday, October 14, 2004

Devil Made Him Do It

University of Alaska Diploma Mill Update:



[See UD, 9/13/04, 9/19/04, 9/21/04, and 10/9/04 for background]




"In consideration of circumstances beyond my control, I resign my position as President-elect of the UAF Faculty Senate effective immediately."

---Michael Hannigan, to the University of Alaska faculty.



Oh, and one other thing. Professor Hannigan begins his resignation letter by quoting that well-known witticism, "The politics of the university are so intense because the stakes are so low." Call UD a nerd, but she begs to differ. If the stakes were as low as he thinks they are, Hannigan's calculation that buying an advanced degree wouldn't matter to anyone would have been correct.
Posted at: 10/14/2004 03:13:00 AM