Pretend Dean Update

New information has come to light since the last blog, regarding Marilee Jones...

Marilee Jones, as you may recall, was the marvelously popular and well-respected dean at marvelously popular and well-respected MIT, who was ousted just a couple of months ago. Somewhere along the line, Dean Jones neglected to obtain the education and degrees apparently necessary to get the job she held for about 10 years. She had worked in the department for nearly 30 years. And she had done a good job, was well-read and respected and had good ideas that were embraced by college recruiters nationally. So no one would have ever thought that she didn't have the bachelors, masters or terminal degree normally required for such a lofty position at MIT--but apparently she didn't have any of those degrees, only chutzpah and lots of experience, and the motivation to take on the job.

I found out this week, by Googling "Marilee Jones," that the former Dean of Students at MIT does in fact have a degree after all. The information seems to have hardly made local news much less the national stage. Ms. Jones apparently did earn a bachelor's degree, though not from the schools she claimed in her vitae. That will make MIT look at least a little better for trusting her in the first place.