I was on a search committee several years ago and one of my tasks as a committee member was to call the registrar of the institution that granted the terminal degree listed on the applicant's vita and verify that the degree had actually been awarded. As I recall, this was a bit of a complicated process. The registrar did not release this information to just any random caller. I had to document that I was associated with a faculty search committee (I've forgotten that process now).
Times have changed a bit on privacy matters. So I don't know how this is done now. Although I have not been personally assigned to this task on recent search committees, it seems to me that some where in the search process, some one determines that the candidate credentials are valid, at least for candidates that make the interview list. Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Psychololgy Interim Director, Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment University of West Florida Pensacola, FL 32514 - 5751 Phone: (850) 857-6355 or 473-7435 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
