[SmithL]

Why lie? It’s so easy to buy a REAL degree online, right now.

[Badeye]

Debunks the notion there is intelligent life at MIT.

[Red Badger]

She can always get a job with Joe Biden’s Staff..........

[Paleo Conservative]

But did she stay at a Holliday Inn Express last night?

[ClearCase_guy]

"did not have the courage to correct my resume"

I believe that when applying for an internal job, the person is asked for an "updated resume". Her initial mistake occurred 28 years ago. She could have "updated" her resume at any point and explained that "This new version corrects some old errors" and no one would have cared.

I don't see this as lack of courage. It's just dishonest.

[BluH2o]

Was Marilee Jones a minority applicant? Academia was all in a dither at one time to hire minorities ... perhaps in their haste MIT didn’t scrutinize her resume/academic credentials to the extent they should have ...

[HEY4QDEMS]

I went to Bunker Hill Community College.

I sometimes leave that off my resume. LOL

[RexBeach]

Sounds like someone got the goods on her and she was trying to get ahead of the story before it broke.

Too bad a 28-year career had to end over something so stupid.

[Frapster]

Interesting, though. I wonder if she really has a degree at all. Either way she’s apparently done a good job where she is ... er ... was...

[blam]

"...and "did not have the courage to correct my resume when I applied for my current job or at any time since."

Courage?

More gobblygook speak!!

[Drawsing]

This is not the worst admission of guilt I have ever heard, but I long to hear someone actually say, “I lied, it was wrong and there is no excuse for my behavior.” And then they would uncomplainingly accept the punishment and refuse to write a book about it.

[The KG9 Kid]

If she'd been at MIT for 28 years, why would she even care what her CV states about ancient history?

She should have just omitted it without comment on her new resume.

[smalltownslick]

She was clearly qualified for the job no matter what her “credentials” were or were not.

[JZelle]

It's Coraje, my girl

[stylin19a]

Dean of Undergraduate Education Daniel Hastings announced Jones' resignation in an e-mail to MIT.

"This is a sad and unfortunate event," he said. "But the integrity of the Institute is our highest priority, and we cannot tolerate this kind of behavior."

which kind of behavior ? outing ones self to the detriment of the school ?

we don't bother with the background check and we'll tolerate it until you get caught.

[HEY4QDEMS]

"But the integrity of the Institute is our highest priority,.."

Don't worry, your rep is still safe among the professional card counters.

[AU72]

The real suckers were the candidates for the job that didn’t “Jason Blair” their resume.

[healy61]

I have thought of this lately. Maybe business’ should pull the employee records and do an audit of their degrees.

[N. Theknow]

"did not have the courage to correct my resume when I applied for my current job or at any time since.

Warning Will Robinson! Warning!

Buzzword "Courage" has been invoked by a liberal.

Can professional and personal "outing" be far behind?

Unlike a certain Governor of New Jersey cruising rest stop men's rooms, was the Dean cruising women's rooms in Filene's?

[mrmargaritaville]

I went to MIT

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