[tips] Re: validating credentials

[Christopher D. Green]

Mike Palij wrote: On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:04:23 -0700, Michael Sylvester wrote: Are profs credentials public records? That depends upon how one defines "public records". I would like to know if I can call-up a university and ask if someone graduated with a PhD from that school. Don't all schools keep a copy of their graduate students' theses/dissertations in their libraries? Just look it up. However, I imagine that one could always check Disseration Abstracts to see if the person's dissertation is listed. I don't know if this is foolproof but if there's a dissertation abstract present, then the person probably got the Ph.D. or equivalent. The electronic version of DAI should allow one to do so quickly and easily. Or, you could do that. Regards, -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-5115 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo ============================= --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english