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I think the DETC should sue this irresponsible peckerhead at Degreediscussion:



Rich Douglas
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Something I wrote someone recently:

DETC has been on a real run lately, accrediting schools that were, for many years, simply unaccreditable. In CCU's case, one can imagine them getting their act together enough to warrant it. But so many others? Have they all really undertaken these amazing transformations? I suspect not. The bar, I think, has been lowered.

It wasn't too long ago that there were schools very serious about remaining unaccredited--the business model clearly supported selling substandard degree programs (especially doctorates) at a steep discount to their customers. But look at how many of them have become accredited! Jeez, it doesn't make sense to remain out in the cold. Southwest, ACIS, AJU, CSU, CCU and just about anyone else. And the final game-maker, the requirement to drop one's doctoral programs in order to apply for DETC accreditation, seems to have been eliminated. Selling unaccredited doctorates is a big business, one that operations like CCU chose to remain in for a long time. I have to think DETC accreditation just became so much easier to obtain that it was finally worth it. But now, there's no choice to make at all. Open the mailbox, call yourself what you want, do want you want, and Mike Lambert will say it's okay. Echhh.

So, what to do? The press seems to be cooling off from its latest diploma mill cycle. Plus, this is a much more nuanced thing--a lax accreditor. It will be hard to get anyone's attention in the press. Government, too. I doubt anyone at Education will listen--DETC has been a contributor for a long time. The regionals? Their parent association, CHEA, recognizes DETC. Perhaps they'll finally step in.

The Chronicle? A crummy DETC accrediting doctorate mills must certainly threaten the integrity of the higher education profession. (Although they've done a good job simply shutting their eyes, it may not be able to continue. After all, they've been able to ignore potential instructors with DETC-accredited master's degrees. Admitting undergraduates with some NA credits was never a big deal--kinda like a scholarship or tuition discount--and admitting NA bachelor's holders into grad school must be a rare issue. But if DETC is opening the floodgates for doctoral degrees to be issued left and right, RA schools might face quite a few people wondering why their DETC-accredited doctoral degrees aren't getting them much traction in getting hired by RA schools. It might not be enough to put up an "RA or No Way" sign at the campus HR office.

Century University must be preparing their self-study while we speak. Oy.


Just an opinion.

Doogle-Ass is just pissed because one time he wrote to Lambert and Lambert told him to fuck-off.  This was a crushing blow to Doogle-Ass's ego.  Lambert, rightfully so, wanted nothing to do with Doogle as Doogle doesn't know anything about accrediting and evaluating schools or the DETC.  Lambert was smart enough to cut him off at the knees early and swiflty and doesn't have to deal with him anymore.

Now that I think about it, this Lambert guy is pretty smart for ignorning these clowns and never looking back.