John Bear actually recommended Kennedy-Western?

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A key tenet to the validity of a degree program and school at the doctoral level is that the work of its faculty and staff are accepted into the academic literature in order to make their contributions to it. That doesn't seem to be the case here.

Also, I note your comment about the "diss" being worthy of a doctorate. Do you happen to hold a doctorate in this person's field? Or one at all? I'm just wondering where you draw your expertise in such matters, especially since the original thesis (not "diss") was not accepted and published as one. It would be helpful to understand your credentials in this matter. (And since you use a pseudonym on this board, please feel free to hold back any personally identifying information.)

Why, does every member on ANY dissertation committee hold established expertise in the field? Hmm...not where I studied (all accredited); only one university mandated that the EXTERNAL MEMBER(s) of the jury HAD to be chosen according to relevant expertise in that given field, but the committee had the last word over who qualified.

the work of its faculty and staff are accepted into the academic literature in order to make their contributions to it. That doesn't seem to be the case here

You mean the scholarly corpus of global warming, mexican flu and race hoaxes?
You know as well as I do that's claptrap like the Rotary club...rotarians certainly aren't bums, but not everything that shines is gold.