Combating the problem of diploma mills.

Combating the problem of diploma mills. In response to the growing problem of diploma mills diploma milln. InformalAn unaccredited institution of higher education that grants degrees without ensuring that students are properly qualified. , the U.S.Department of Education has launched a new Web site where students andemployers can access a master list of accredited accreditedrecognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria.accredited herdscattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. colleges, universitiesand technical schools. According to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. the Education Department, "Diploma mills operateoutside the purview The part of a statute or a law that delineates its purpose and scope.Purview refers to the enacting part of a statute. It generally begins with the words be it enacted and continues as far as the repealing clause. of the accreditation process and the Department ofEducation's oversight of federal student aid programs. Consequently, they threaten to devalue the genuine educationcredentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. of millions of Americans." Assistant Secretary of Education Sally Stroup describes the newsite as "an important tool to combat the growing industry ofdiploma mills that scam (SCSI Configured AutoMatically) A subset of Plug and Play that allows SCSI IDs to be changed by software rather than by flipping switches or changing jumpers. Both the SCSI host adapter and peripheral must support SCAM. See SCSI. unsuspecting consumers and employers by offeringfraudulent degrees." The Education Department notes, however, that some institutionshave chosen not to participate in the federal student aid program andtherefore do not have to be approved by an accrediting agency recognizedby the department. Therefore, Stroup encourages the use of the list asan initial source of information and advises consumers and employers toinvestigate further when an institution does not appear on the list. Senator Susan Collins For the artist, see Susan Alexis Collins.Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7 1952, in Caribou, Maine) is an American politician, the junior U.S. Senator from Maine and a Republican. (R-Maine) has been a leader in the fightagainst diploma mills, and after discussions with Collins, Department ofEducation officials brought together federal and state representativesto discuss the most effective ways to combat the problem. As part of thecoordinated, ongoing effort, the Federal Trade Commission announced thepublication of Avoid Fake-Degree Burns by Researching AcademicCredentials, a resource for hiring managers and human resourceprofessionals that includes information on the tools to help accessacademic credentials. The Federal Trade Commission publication is available online atwww.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/ buspubs/diplomamills.htm. You can visitthe new Department of Education Web site atwww.ope.ed.gov/accreditation.