Careful What You Say

[Someone]

Thirty years ago being misled in good faith was very likely, much as it is unlikely today, after the internet made information really fast and cheap.
Decades ago one had to buy 'guides', relying on the biased opinion of the author, or phone/write agencies, without receiving a reply.
Today I can just visit say detc.org ...i no longer need to write or buy books.
So do people want a fast'n'dodgy degree that looks impressive, say to impress dates or to bolster self-esteem (or other reasons)?
Fine, but please it isn't Oxford.

Well, before the Georgia teachers scandal and the official announcement by the Liberian authorities (the same authorities that previously confirmed St. Regis accreditation) that followed soon after, St. Regis degrees were accepted in most places as equivalent to U.S. RA. Examples, most state and federal agencies, education authorities, the military, professional organizations - such as the APA etc., state universities - e.g., Univ. of Georgia and others (this was discovered by G. Gollin, remember?).

If organizations such as the above thought St. Regis was a legiimate and accredited institution and they accepted its degrees, why should we expect ordinary individuals to be able to discover so easily that St. Regis was a fraud? Sure, it's easy to say that in retrospect, but the only people who disputed St. Regis legitimacy at the time were posters at certain forums. However, only a small minority of people visit those forums. And even those who visited forums like degreeinfo, etc., why should they listen to what anonymous posters were saying when the Liberian embassy and MOE confirmed St. Regis accreditation? When St. Regis degrees were acceptable by employers, private and public, acceptable for membership of prestigious professional bodies, and even acceptable for graduate studies at RA universities?