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    • Does anyone have any experience with an online school named Harrington University? I have a resume on my desk from a guy with that as his degree-granting institution and I don't know anything about it.

    Do you?
     
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    Phony Degrees a Hot Net Scam

    Kendra Mayfield 03.23.00 | 3:00 AM

    Some college degrees aren't worth the parchment they're printed on. For a small fee an official Harrington University diploma -- purportedly accepted anywhere in the world -- can be delivered within 10 business days.

    No coursework, grades, or academic experience required.
    But Harrington University doesn't have a website, a campus, or even accreditation.

    "It's just between us how you got your diploma," said a representative from Harrington, a self-described diploma mill that -- like other unaccredited schools -- uses Internet and email marketing to lure prospective students.

    Wired News contacted Harrington University through an anonymous email ad. A representative who returned the call said that for a "small fee" of $1,400 (and an additional $500 discount for signing up that day), applicants can obtain a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhDs based on "life experience."

    "You never have to complete courses because we give credit for work and life experiences," the Harrington registrar said.
     
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    Deety;1028297; said:
    LINK


    Phony Degrees a Hot Net Scam

    Kendra Mayfield 03.23.00 | 3:00 AM

    Some college degrees aren't worth the parchment they're printed on. For a small fee an official Harrington University diploma -- purportedly accepted anywhere in the world -- can be delivered within 10 business days.

    No coursework, grades, or academic experience required.
    But Harrington University doesn't have a website, a campus, or even accreditation.

    "It's just between us how you got your diploma," said a representative from Harrington, a self-described diploma mill that -- like other unaccredited schools -- uses Internet and email marketing to lure prospective students.

    Wired News contacted Harrington University through an anonymous email ad. A representative who returned the call said that for a "small fee" of $1,400 (and an additional $500 discount for signing up that day), applicants can obtain a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhDs based on "life experience."

    "You never have to complete courses because we give credit for work and life experiences," the Harrington registrar said.
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    mmm..googlegoodness..... I thought every hiring manager used google as part of the everyday aresenal of tools to check on resume's now?
     
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    JCOSU86;1028303; said:
    What?!? Are you suggesting googlestalking someone???
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    Quite the contrary, merely utilizing another tool available for the purpose of checking resume facts. I consider Google to be that incredibly gossipy old neighbor that watches the whole neighborhood and knows everything! Great source of info. :biggrin:
     
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    The folks that run the overseeing University Degree Program (Diploma Mill) of which Harrington is just one pseudonymous institution, certainly have been busy.

    Somehow Strassford University is the one that Wikipedia uses as a point of entry, perhaps it was their first - and Wikipedia redirects to a page for "UDP"

    Institutions
    The following are bogus degree-granting institutions connected to UDP.
    • Ashford University (London) (not to be confused with Ashford University of Iowa) [3][4]
    • Brentwick University [3][5][4]
    • Glencullen University [4]
    • Harrington University [4]
    • Hartford University website
    • Hartley University [4]
    • Kingsfield University [4]
    • Landford University
    • Northfield University
    • Oaklands University
    • Parkhurst University
    • Parkwood University </ref>[4]
    • Shaftesbury University — its "diploma contains two misspellings, and the institution is not recognized, or accredited, in the United Kingdom or the U.S."[6].
    • Shelbourne University [4]
    • Shepperton University [7]
    • Stafford University
    • Thornewood University [4]
    • University of Bedford
    • University of Devonshire [4]
    • University of Dorchester
    • University of Dunham
    • University of Hampshire [1]
    • University of Palmers Green [4]
    • University of San Moritz [4]
    • University of Ravenhurst [4]
    • University of Wexford [4]
    • Westbourne University [4]
    • Westhampton University [4]
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