George Dana Gollin has a new victim to stalk

[ham]

to impress or fool the unsuspecting is enough to disseminate buzz words such as "FBI...operation...seizure...indictment...degree mills".
So the other day i went to the parlour of mr. X, who is a licensed chiropractor, with my friend Moe who is 68yo and served as traffic cop until he retired to have his sciatic pain treated. On the (well established ) chiropractor's wall we saw a catchy diploma, which turned out to be from some degree mill; all I & Moe do is looking at the diploma for a few seconds, get our spine treated, pay & gracefully exit.
So from my ***.edu address i write to our local "White beaver's tribune" and ask for the gossip columnist.
Next day you get headlines about "UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR MASTERMINDS VAST POLICE OPERATION TO EXPOSE QUACKS WITH MILLED DEGREES".
Under pressure from the article, the private medical facility where the chiropractor serves urges him to resign...too bad, he treats patients in his home studio.
Next time "Black beaver TV" calls for an interview about my "research" (which i qualify as "extensive" ) etc, even if i only ran the degree mill's name through google.
Next day again i'm a star...see? And i still have foreskin on my penis...

[Randall Flagg]

DipScam has become a lot of noise about very little.  I can give you an example of its success.

A man walks into his kitchen and accidently drops a five gallon bucket of sand in the floor. He gathers up a single teaspoon and casts it into the garbage. He smiles proudly, "I've taken care of the problem, all is well."

And of course, DipScam is how Bear first and then Ezell keep their names before the public as the "Mill Busters."  Who you gonna call? Why of course 'those zany old boys from mill busters' but you had best have the checkbook handy, they only rid the world of those nasty old mills if you have a nice fat billfold (OR) have your own TV station or newspaper.  Have opinions will travel, cash and - or TV time required.  
The mills come and go faster than Douglas can cash a VIU check and natural attrition has much nmore effect than anything the "MILL BUSTERS" do.  

Hell, 10 years from now Gollin will still be chanting SRU-SRU-SRU, HEY, HEY, HEY, I got SRU.  Wow, what a great career. He kills one fly and a hundred take its place, now that's what I call some really hard work, and How Successful. And in reality he didn't even get SRU. He is a johnny-come-lately who cashed in on the fame at the very end. SRU was already in full crash mode before he ever heard the name SRU.

They want to see their own names, it's their time in the sun, nothing more. And, of course, a nice way to pick up a few bucks.

DipScam=  Bear and Ezell brought a teacup of water to a house fire and brag about the result. You know what, the damn house burned to the ground.

[Brian Crawford]

DipScam has become a lot of noise about very little.  I can give you an example of its success.

A man walks into his kitchen and accidently drops a five gallon bucket of sand in the floor. He gathers up a single teaspoon and casts it into the garbage. He smiles proudly, "I've taken care of the problem, all is well."

And of course, DipScam is how Bear first and then Ezell keep their names before the public as the "Mill Busters."  Who you gonna call? Why of course 'those zany old boys from mill busters' but you had best have the checkbook handy, they only rid the world of those nasty old mills if you have a nice fat billfold (OR) have your own TV station or newspaper.  Have opinions will travel, cash and - or TV time required.  
The mills come and go faster than Douglas can cash a VIU check and natural attrition has much nmore effect than anything the "MILL BUSTERS" do.  

Hell, 10 years from now Gollin will still be chanting SRU-SRU-SRU, HEY, HEY, HEY, I got SRU.  Wow, what a great career. He kills one fly and a hundred take its place, now that's what I call some really hard work, and How Successful. And in reality he didn't even get SRU. He is a johnny-come-lately who cashed in on the fame at the very end.  SRU was already in full crash mode before he ever heard the name SRU.

They want to see their own names, it's their time in the sun, nothing more. And, of course, a nice way to pick up a few bucks.

DipScam=  Bear and Ezell brought a teacup of water to a house fire and brag about the result. You know what, the damn house burned to the ground.

Here they go again www.kansascity.com/115/story/190385.html

[Randall Flagg]

Here they go again www.kansascity.com/115/story/190385.html

"The whole idea that a place can operate when they haven't met the standards is bad, bad policy." Contreras said. "What you need is the state government to take these entities seriously. There are lots of bogus (online) operations out there issuing degrees out of somebody's basement."
--Alan Contreras--Kansas City.com
From Brian Crawford's Provided Link  

First of all no one has proved the mentioned religious exempt school is doing anything wrong. It may be a good school, or not. But they don't prove either. They simply say it may be bad so let's kill it. Here is my view. Prove it bad if it is, or shut the hell up. People who are too lazy or too stupid to do the proper research to find out the truth of the matter have no right to condemn schools, and where the school may operate has nothing to do with it being good or bad. Only its actions can make it good or bad.

Now here is the religious exempt school policy under Alan Contreras, the head of state approval in Oregon, that's right state approval NOT accreditation.

"Schools with a Religious Exemption are permitted by state statute (In Oregon under Contreras) to offer specific degrees with exclusively religious titles approved by the ODA but they 'NEED NOT' meet all state academic standards."

"Oregon law requires religious exempt colleges to meet certain standards, so is not full exemption. This is true because such degrees are legal for use in secular work in Oregon."
--ODA--Oregon State Laws
Oregon Loophole for Exempt Schools Link:

The minimal standards required by Oregon are applied at the application of the exempt school and does not have any follow up after this application stage so the state doesn't know what the schools are doing, and yet these degrees are just as legal to use in Oregon for secular work as the approved schools.

Oregon's version of state approval is no better than any other state. You can use any unaccredited school's degrees by simply stating they are unaccredited. And the Oregon exempt schools, no statement is required.  It appears religious exempt schools are doing just fine in Oregon and they are just as unaccredited and minimally evaluated as any others. If Contreras wants to close down unaccredited schools, I suggest he start in Oregon and not Missouri.

[Randall Flagg]

One more point. If you check the link you will find this little ditty.
"Beyond, those criteria, the state assumes no responsibility for the QUALITY of these programs."
--ODA

The criteria are very minimum and not rigorous at all. They do not guarantee that the school is at all good or sound, just that it is a little better than nothing, about the same as in most other states.

Another case where the gang, this time Contreras, does the tired old, "Do as I say not as I do." Hoo, Humm, how tiresome and predictable these losers are, and soooo lazy.

[Randall Flagg]

"Oregon has historically allowed unaccredited religious colleges to issue degrees restricted to religious uses. I don't see a big problem with that."
--Alan Contreras-- The Chronicle of Higher Education

And neither do I. I also see no problem when Missouri chooses to do the same thing. If Oregon takes unto itself the right to allow exempted religious schools, all the other states have the same rights. Believe it or not, Contreras ain't God.

[Brian Crawford]

"Oregon has historically allowed unaccredited religious colleges to issue degrees restricted to religious uses.  I don't see a big problem with that."
--Alan Contreras-- The Chronicle of Higher Education

And neither do I. I also see no problem when Missouri chooses to do the same thing. If Oregon takes unto itself the right to allow exempted religious schools, all the other states have the same rights. Believe it or not, Contreras ain't God.

Now here's a "real" DL expert's opinion:

Missouri criticized over its religious exemption to degree-granting schools
By STEVE ROCK
The Kansas City Star
Two other unaccredited schools in Missouri illustrate problems with the state’s proprietary schools certification program, according to higher education experts.

The International University in Independence secured a religious exemption in 1986 and has operated with virtually no state oversight. Western States University for Professional Studies in Doniphan, Mo., first applied for state licensure in 1985. Its application was never accepted or rejected, but the school was allowed to grant degrees for more than 20 years.

George Brown — an Australian expert whose paper “Degrees of Doubt: Legitimate, Real and Fake Qualifications in a Global Market” appeared in the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management — called Missouri “a laughingstock of the international community.”

Brown is particularly critical of Missouri’s exemption from state regulation for schools “owned, controlled and operated by a bona fide religious or denominational organization.” Fewer than half the states in the United States offer a similar exemption, according to the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. Kansas doesn’t grant religious exemptions.

The International University in Independence offers many degree programs, such as a Ph.D. in philosophy and a “fast track” MBA. One of its Web sites quotes a price of $7,800 for a bachelor’s degree and claims more than 260,000 graduates since 1973. It doesn’t mention a religious affiliation.

For years, people from across the globe have queried Missouri’s Department of Higher Education about the legitimacy of the school. Recent responses from Leroy Wade, who heads the state’s proprietary certification program, note that the university “is not regarded by this department as being a part of the recognized academic community in Missouri.”

The school’s small, stone house headquarters — without identifying signs — is sandwiched between a gas station and a store called the Chop Shop on Noland Road. A school Web site, however, shows students walking near a large, white building.

The school’s founder and chancellor, John W. Johnston of Independence, didn’t return several phone calls from The Kansas City Star. Nobody answered the door when a reporter went to the school on two recent occasions.

When the school received its religious exemption, state law did not restrict the degrees that exempted schools could issue. The law was changed in 1991, limiting degrees to those that are religious or theological in nature.

Asked whether the school complies with state law because it appears to offer nonreligious degrees, Wade said: “That’s something we’ll need to review.”

When Western States officials first applied for state licensure in 1985, they sought to grant degrees based largely on “accrued knowledge,” state records show.

David Chance got his Ph.D. there in 2003. Though he took no classes to earn it, Chance said he had to submit a lengthy compilation of his life’s work.

[ham]

Did this overzealous reporter bother to inquire about George Brown's own "alternative educational offer" (ICHM http://www.dltruth.com/showthread.php?tid=37 )?
Now you get why i buy newspapers only in case toilet paper makers go on strike.
Hell, it's like a brothel guide written by Jack the ripper.

[Brian Crawford]

Did this overzealous reporter bother to inquire about George Brown's own "alternative educational offer" (ICHM http://www.dltruth.com/showthread.php?tid=37 )?
Now you get why i buy newspapers only in case toilet paper makers go on strike.
Hell, it's like a brothel guide written by Jack the ripper.

Appearently, no one sent thsi to that reporter either:

Quote:
This has been reported to the FBI, state and local police, and national media:

INTERNET DISTANCE LEARNING SITE DEGREEINFO.COM EXPOSED AS A FRONT FOR GAY PEDOPHILE PORN

Investigations have found that the Internet distance learning site http://www.degreeinfo.com is closely linked to gay pedophile pornography. The co-founder and registered owner of the site, El Cerrito, CA, resident Thomas "Chip" White, is at the center of a network of degenerate activity, including hard-core pornographic websites which are attractive to pedophiles both because of their focus on deliberately young-looking aadult men and the repeated use of the word "boy" - which is customarily used to describe a minor - in their titles.

Pornographer White set up Degreeinfo as a safe haven for his group of friends after they came under increasing challenge on an unmoderated Usenet forum dealing with distance education. The site purports to give consumer information on distance learning and via its forum to advise distance learners. It is now clear that this whole enterprise may well have been an elaborate attempt to conceal the true nature of the activities of White and his cronies, and to gain them public trust by deception so that they could go about their real business behind the scenes.

What is intriguing is that White's interest in distance learning is not a personal one. He holds no degree, nor has he ever studied or taught via distance learning. It appears increasingly as if Degreeinfo was simply a clever attempt by White to create a cover of legitimacy and spurious moral authority for his main business interests in pornography. The front he put up at Degreeinfo has almost certainly snared innocent bystanders with a legitimate interest in distance education as well as serving White's inner circle of degenerates. Well-known distance learning writer John Bear, who lives close to White in El Cerrito, CA, was an administrator at Degreeinfo until recently (http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.edu...8cf9e6292a), and the popular "Bear's Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning" continues to credit Degreeinfo as a contributor. Other senior members at the site include Alan Contreras, a former gay lobbyist and now administrator of the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, George Brown, director of Higher Ed Consulting (Australia), who is a Degreeinfo moderator, Revd. John Weaver-Hudson, pastor of Hope Lutheran Church in Hartford, Michigan, and Dr George Gollin, a physics professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

White's Mail Boxes Inc. address at 5245 College Ave #217, Oakland, CA 94618, is not only listed as the base for Degreeinfo.com, LLC. (http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/corpdata/ShowLpl...0212710119), but also for Media Resource Communications, Inc. (http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/corpdata/ShowAll...r=C2439574).

White is listed as agent for service of process for both corporations by the State of California at the same address, with A.J. Braden of Dublin, CA, listed as president of MRC. Other mailboxes used by MRC are located at 1380 Lead Hill Blvd, Suite 106, Roseville, CA 95661, and PO Box 7995, Berkeley, CA 94707.

MRC is described in an Internet press release as owning "a number of adult websites and adult video production companies." These websites include http://www.boyfunk.com, http://www.boysfeetclub.com, http://www.boysecrets.com, http://www.cuteboyvideos.com, http://www.ajscloset.com and http://www.gaybucks.com. The first four of these are registered to White's 5245 College Ave mailbox according to http://www.samspade.org, while gaybucks.com and ajscloset.com, are registered along with Degreeinfo.com to the PO Box 7995 address listed above. Degreeinfo was also registered to the College Ave mailbox until yesterday.

MRC's Cuteboy Videos uses the advertising tagline "Brand New Amateur Teen Videos." Cuteboy Videos and its fellow MRC studio "18 West" have produced video titles including "School's Out", "Elijah's Wood" (presumably named after the child actor Elijah Wood), "Cumdominium" and "Twink Tails".

On a gay chat forum (http://www.triplexgay.com/showthread.php?t=190&page=2) White introduces himself, "Chip here from Boyfunk/Gaybucks. My business partner AJ and I run Boyfunk.com, Boysecrets.com, Boysfeetclub.com and two video studios, 18West and Cuteboyvideos. The company has been around since 2001, but our real growth and visibility has happened within the past year or so." A similar message appeared at http://thegayboard.com/archive/index.php/t-59.html. In another posting, White used the disturbing signature line "We are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands."
(http://forums.gaywidewebmasters.com/show...ode=linear)

Aside from his pornographic activities, White has previously come to attention as the promoter of Gerson therapy, an extreme alternative health practice which advocates coffee enemas as a cure for cancer (http://www.sawilsons.com/,
http://www.consumerhealth.org/tothealth/...age01.html).

Ironically, the site http://www.quackwatch.com, which has consistently opposed alternative medicine, has allied itself with Degreeinfo in its attacks on holders of degrees in alternative medicine whilst granting Degreeinfo's owners immunity from its investigations. Nathan Whiteside, who describes himself as Degreeinfo's C.O.O. and who lives close to White in Oakland, CA, is another alternative therapist with no experience of distance education, though he does claim to be able to heal people without meeting them (http://www.healingforthesoul.com/disthealing.html).

White's pornography has adopted an approach that should raise major red flags among responsible citizens in both the gay and straight communities by focussing on the extreme youth of the actors featured on his sites. In an Internet press release, MRC describes http://www.boyfunk.com as featuring "youthfully attractive gay men" - stated to be between the ages of 18 and 20 on the site - and Braden goes on to say ".we are very, very picky about our models. We pick a very specific look, so our customers know exactly what they're getting every time." This is coded language for material designed to appeal specifically to gay men who like to look at explicit pornography featuring actors who could easily be taken for minors - in other words pedophiles. The site content, which includes hard-core still images and video of gay sex, depicts activities which are illegal in over 50 countries in the world.

Even if the sites that White runs are technically legal in the USA because they feature adult participants, they are surely acting as a magnet for pedophiles to gather and indulge their depraved fantasies. Studies of pedophiles reveal that they use the Internet to gather in groups in order to share images of pedophilia and to plan and execute the abuse of children (euphemistically referred to by some of them as "boylove"), with an intricate network of coded sites and backchannels. White represents every parent's worst nightmare in encouraging this behavior through his site's focus on very young-looking men and his repeated use of the pedophile trigger word "boy" to brand his wares and make them appealing to child abusers.

It is clearly vital that those who might have been taken in by Degreeinfo's outward show of respectability are aware that it has been funded by and is in turn funding pornography of the most depraved kind. It is entirely possible that a number of members of Degreeinfo's "inner circle" have pedophile tendencies or are themselves pedophiles, using the site as a front for their criminal and immoral activities. We call upon concerned citizens to join us in our call to shut White's sites down and take appropriate action to ensure that he can no longer serve as a danger to the nation's young people.

[Whatever]

DipScam has become a lot of noise about very little. I can give you an example of its success.

A man walks into his kitchen and accidently drops a five gallon bucket of sand in the floor. He gathers up a single teaspoon and casts it into the garbage. He smiles proudly, "I've taken care of the problem, all is well."

And of course, DipScam is how Bear first and then Ezell keep their names before the public as the "Mill Busters." Who you gonna call? Why of course 'those zany old boys from mill busters' but you had best have the checkbook handy, they only rid the world of those nasty old mills if you have a nice fat billfold (OR) have your own TV station or newspaper. Have opinions will travel, cash and - or TV time required.
The mills come and go faster than Douglas can cash a VIU check and natural attrition has much nmore effect than anything the "MILL BUSTERS" do.

Hell, 10 years from now Gollin will still be chanting SRU-SRU-SRU, HEY, HEY, HEY, I got SRU. Wow, what a great career. He kills one fly and a hundred take its place, now that's what I call some really hard work, and How Successful. And in reality he didn't even get SRU. He is a johnny-come-lately who cashed in on the fame at the very end. SRU was already in full crash mode before he ever heard the name SRU.

They want to see their own names, it's their time in the sun, nothing more. And, of course, a nice way to pick up a few bucks.

DipScam= Bear and Ezell brought a teacup of water to a house fire and brag about the result. You know what, the damn house burned to the ground.

Hey, I'm new here, and I am reading old posts to catch up, but I have not seen ANY other schools be taken down. In fact, there seem to be more than every before, and all seem to be the of the same variety, some even with Liberian accreditation. How come nothing has happened to them? Are they somehow different?
I'm sure others, including the school owners, wonder why?