[Dr. Sivana]

But the question of how Epstein got a teaching job in a prestigious school without a degree has been established as a fact. How did that happen?

That is unusual, as he is listed as teaching math and science. I went to an old northeastern prep school in Connecticut, and I could imagine the rules being bent for a substitute teacher and maybe fine arts (music, art), but never math and science.

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It looks like Epstein had four or five years of college at Cooper Union (1969-1971) and at NYU’s mathematics institute (1971-1974), possibly taking off some time in between. Dalton may have taken him on with the proviso that he finish up his degree if he wanted to keep his job. That’s rare for high schools and bachelor’s degrees, but I believe it’s common for colleges to hire post-grads who haven’t yet finished their degrees. And Dalton, remember, was a progressive school that may have wanted to show that bureaucratic details didn’t matter.