career dead: Marilee Jones, former MIT honcho, age 54
danny burstein
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Marilee Jones (born 1952 or 1953) is a former dean of admissions at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the co-author of
the popular guide to the college admission process, Less Stress, More
Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College
Admissions and Beyond (American Academy Of Pediatrics, 2006).^[1] The
book received critical acclaim and Jones was featured on CBS, National
Public Radio and in USA Today, the New York Times, the Wall Street
Journal,^[2] and the Boston Globe.^[3] The Times called Jones "the
guru of the movement to tame the college-admissions frenzy."^[4.....
On April 26, 2007, Jones resigned her position after an anonymous
tipster alerted the MIT administration that she had fabricated her
alleged academic degrees from Albany Medical College, Union College
and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute when she first applied for a
position with MIT in 1979.^[4] Jones issued a statement on the MIT
website, in which she admitted to wrongdoing:
"I misrepresented my academic degrees when I first applied to MIT
28 years ago and did not have the courage to correct my resume when
I applied for my current job or at any time since."^[5]
A spokesperson from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute reported on April
26, 2007 that Jones attended the institute as a "part-time, non-
matriculating student" from September 1974 to June 1975 and did not
receive a degree.^[6] Spokespeople from Union College and from Albany
Medical College both reported that there are no records of Jones ever
attending either institution.^[6]
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MGW
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> On April 26, 2007, Jones resigned her position after an anonymous
> tipster alerted the MIT administration that she had fabricated her
> alleged academic degrees from Albany Medical College, Union College
> and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute when she first applied for a
> position with MIT in 1979.^[4] Jones issued a statement on the MIT
> website, in which she admitted to wrongdoing:
Marilee Jones, MIT's dean of admissions who has spoken out nationally
against the craze over beefing up teens' resumes, has resigned after
28 years at the school for misrepresenting her academic degrees,
university officials said today.
Jones listed on her resume that she had degrees from Albany Medical
College, Union College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, but she
had no degrees from any of those schools, said MIT chancellor Phillip
Clay.
In a statement posted on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's
website, Jones said she did not "have the courage to correct my
resume" when she applied in 1997 for her current job, where she has
become perhaps the most prominent admissions director in the country.
Jones has kept a popular blog and spoken widely about restoring the
joys of youth to young people obsessed with their resumes.
"I am deeply sorry for this and for disappointing so many in the MIT
community and beyond who supported me, believed in me, and who have
given me extraordinary opportunities,'' Jones said in the statement.
"I especially apologize to the Institute's leadership and to my
extraordinary staff, whom I have every confidence will continue to
deliver on the Institute's mission."
Jones started at MIT as an administrative assistant. School officials
reviewed her qualifications last week when Daniel E. Hastings, dean
for undergraduate education, received a phone call from a person who
questioned her credentials. The school did not say who placed the
call.
Stuart Schmill has been named interim director of admissions while the
school searches for a permanent replacement, according to a statement
from the school also posted on the MIT website.
"This is a sad and unfortunate event," Hastings said in the
university's statement. "But the integrity of the Institute is our
highest priority, and we cannot tolerate this kind of behavior."
The MIT admissions process involves dozens of faculty and staff and
will continue without disruption for the incoming class, Hastings
said.
Posted by the Boston Globe
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MGW
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it in the right way, did not become still more complicated. ~ Poul Anderson
Rich Clancey
>Marilee Jones, MIT's dean of admissions who has spoken out nationally
>against the craze over beefing up teens' resumes, has resigned after
>28 years at the school for misrepresenting her academic degrees,
>university officials said today.
>Jones listed on her resume that she had degrees from Albany Medical
>College, Union College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, but she
Let's see, she was perfectly qualified for the job, and did it
with great distinction. Maybe we are spending too much time and money
on academic credentials in this country. Maybe we should be using our
brains to solve problems instead of using them to earn degrees. But
nobody died, so why am I encouraging this thread?
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rich clancey r...@bahleevyoome.world.std.com
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see because we happen to have eyes." -- Leibniz
danny burstein
>MGW done wrote:
>>Marilee Jones, MIT's dean of admissions who has spoken out nationally
>>against the craze over beefing up teens' resumes, has resigned after
>>28 years at the school for misrepresenting her academic degrees,
>>university officials said today.
>>Jones listed on her resume that she had degrees from Albany Medical
>>College, Union College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, but she
> Let's see, she was perfectly qualified for the job, and did it
>with great distinction. Maybe we are spending too much time and money
>on academic credentials in this country. Maybe we should be using our
>brains to solve problems instead of using them to earn degrees. But
>nobody died, so why am I encouraging this thread?
Even worse, there was no blow job, no one freaking
out about it, and no one lying about it later.
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cat
> Let's see, she was perfectly qualified for the job, and did it
> with great distinction. Maybe we are spending too much time and money
> on academic credentials in this country. Maybe we should be using our
> brains to solve problems instead of using them to earn degrees. But
> nobody died, so why am I encouraging this thread?
I dunno; maybe something about being a liar and a cheat that sorta puts a
tarnish on the qualifications?
I do agree that academic credentials are overrated, but that doesn't justify
falsifying them. I also wonder about MIT never bothering to check this
woman's background any time in the last 28 years.
J.D. Baldwin
In the previous article, cat <catst...@thecanary.com> wrote:
> I do agree that academic credentials are overrated, but that doesn't
> justify falsifying them. I also wonder about MIT never bothering to
> check this woman's background any time in the last 28 years.
If they checked hers, they'd have to check everyone's. And then the
Administration Building would be empty before the end of the week.
I believe there are a whole lot of senior federal government employees
who are also very, very happy that no one ever checks up on their
bullshit résumés.
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MGW
scrawled:
The job she originally applied for 28 years ago (administrative
assistant) did not require a college degree, so they didn't bother to
check. And she moved up the ranks before the days when it was common
to check credentials of internal hires.
Very sad situation.
Hyfler/Rosner
"MGW" <mgw...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> The job she originally applied for 28 years ago
> (administrative
> assistant) did not require a college degree, so they
> didn't bother to
> check. And she moved up the ranks before the days when it
> was common
> to check credentials of internal hires.
>
> Very sad situation.
You can say that again. I was willing to defend her until I
saw that passage from her book that, after the fact, looks
like a confession. Also, when you lie about one degree
that's a course or a paper short of completion, that's one
thing. Coming up with three separate degrees that didn't
exist. I'd say that's pathological. Weird stuff.