06-24-2024, 04:47 PM
It was with mixed emotions, I found out today that long-time Distance Education Expert Rich Douglas' PhD alma mater- Union Institute and University CLOSES PERMANENTLY June 30, 2024 after it was placed on PROBATION a SECOND time by its accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission. I'm particularly saddened for the people who used degreeinfo for advice and went with the then-regionally accredited Union- solely on the endorsement by Rich Douglas:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/uni...ngNewsSerp
https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/i-t...nt-closure
Having said that, however, I'm also pleased that toilet bowls like Union are no longer in operation. Seeing Rich Douglas now writes essays to defend his embattled "PhD" degree at degreeinfo, I couldn't help but to wonder- what would it be like to tell someone- "Oh Union closed. The accreditor placed it on probation twice and when they knew they weren't going to be re-accredited, they pulled the plug."
Here's an interesting research topic for Rich Douglas so that he can actually get a PhD from a school that doesn't have limited utility (I say this because his Doctor of Science wasn't evaulated as a PhD by the gay boys at WES): Would a PhD credential be respected, if one learns that the school granting the PhD was on probation multiple times, due to various accreditation problems which caused it to close permanently?
I think Rich Douglas can definitely use John Bear's help again, since he has first-hand experience as a co-owner of the defunct and unaccredited Columbia Pacific University. I suggest Charisma University for this project.
Tom
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/uni...ngNewsSerp
https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/i-t...nt-closure
Having said that, however, I'm also pleased that toilet bowls like Union are no longer in operation. Seeing Rich Douglas now writes essays to defend his embattled "PhD" degree at degreeinfo, I couldn't help but to wonder- what would it be like to tell someone- "Oh Union closed. The accreditor placed it on probation twice and when they knew they weren't going to be re-accredited, they pulled the plug."
Here's an interesting research topic for Rich Douglas so that he can actually get a PhD from a school that doesn't have limited utility (I say this because his Doctor of Science wasn't evaulated as a PhD by the gay boys at WES): Would a PhD credential be respected, if one learns that the school granting the PhD was on probation multiple times, due to various accreditation problems which caused it to close permanently?
I think Rich Douglas can definitely use John Bear's help again, since he has first-hand experience as a co-owner of the defunct and unaccredited Columbia Pacific University. I suggest Charisma University for this project.
Tom
