Marilee Jones Lies
Marilee Jones, the former Dean of Admissions at MIT, resigned Thursday following proof that she lied about her academic credentials, which included falsely claiming that she held degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and other prestigious institutions.
I received a letter earlier this year, dated February 8, rejecting my application to the MIT Biological Engineering Ph.D. program, bearing her signature. I guess that letter is worth even less now!
She also posted her own statement on the MIT web site.
Comments
That is very sad that she lied about her credentials. Unfortunately, the problem is larger than just her. Most people in the academic and corporate worlds lie or otherwise bend the truth about their accomplishments. The fact that you were refused admission by someone who has about as much academic accreditation as a Las Vegas hooker, is disgusting. My apologies that you were negatively affected by this, as I know you would have made an excellent addition to the Biological Engineering PhD program there at MIT. MIT is the worse for it.
Posted by: arc | April 29, 2007 07:38 PM