I think it's probably a case of tit for tat. America does not recognize several kinds of degrees from foreign universities. And in the case of a Ph.D. the requirements are quite different in the two countries. In the U.S. a doctoral dissertation is required. In Germany, a doctoral dissertation and a second work of bigger proportions are required. The second work is the so-called Habilitationsschrift. T --- bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "The letter that Ian T. Baldwin, director of a > prestigious research > institute in Jena, Germany, received on January 9 > from the Thuringian > state police informed him that he was being charged > with a crime. The > letter was straightforward enough, but the crime was > bafflingly obscure. > > "It said I was being charged with Missbrauchs von > Titeln, or misuse of > title, and that I had to appear at the police > station," Mr. Baldwin > said today by telephone. "I looked up on the Web > what Missbrauchs von > Titeln meant. It's used for people who impersonate > police officers." If > convicted, Mr. Baldwin, who directs the Max Planck > Institute for > Chemical Ecology, could face a hefty fine and as > much as a year in jail. > > Mr. Baldwin's crime, under a Nazi-era law governing > the use of academic > titles, was to assume that his doctorate from > Cornell University > entitled him to call himself "Doctor" in Germany. > The honorific, > apparently, is reserved for recipients of doctoral > degrees from German > universities. > (more) > http://tinyurl.com/ypxd79 > http://chronicle.com/news/index.php?id=4134&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
