CHICAGO – Graduation is an important moment for many Americans. More than just pomp and circumstance, the ceremonies mark when students are handed the most coveted testimonial in academic life: A ...

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations fired a staff member in November because his academic degrees turned out to have been bought from a well-known Internet-based agency, not earned at an accredited ...

Federal authorities are investigating a Washington couple accused of churning out fake degrees and transcripts from both made-up institutions and real colleges -- including Texas A&M University. New ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Department of Health has charged three health care providers with unprofessional conduct for using bogus degrees from diploma mills in their practice. Michael Strub, a licensed ...

A member of a committee that advises Congress and the U.S. secretary of education on student-aid policy has degrees from two unaccredited universities, both of which appear on a list of diploma mills ...

With little more than a network of Web sites, telephones and bank accounts, a group of eight people ran a million-dollar diploma business that churned out thousands of bogus degrees, according to a ...