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GregFL:
Okay, but according to the press, and following the leads from "anon" above, lead right back to a defunct Diploma mill.
An honorary doctorate is a big deal involving speaches, ceremonies, press releases, photos, and a reason. It also involves an actual diploma from an institution authorized to issue doctorates.
DID ANY OF THIS HAPPEN? WAS THE DIPLOMA FROM A SOURCE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE IT? WAS THERE A CEREMONY? OR MORE TO THE POINT, IS THIS ALL BULLSHIT AND WAS THE DEGREE JUST MERELY PURCHASED BY OR FOR MR. BARKER?
Again, not trick questions.
I am asking for clarification and reason to not believe the first and most loosely interpreted rule was trampled upon here.
Lets take it a step further and use an actual example of an honorary doctorate, how it is awarded, etc. from an actual facility that awards this type of degree.
http://rules.tamu.edu/urules/100/110799m1.htm
Or in general from Wikipedia..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorary_degree
GregFL:
the above is an outline of legitimate "honorary degrees.
The press accused Art of having a degree more on the lines of something like this.......
http://www.cosmoedu.net/concept.html
Cosmopolitan University grants an Honorary Doctoral Degree
to distinguished individuals who apply and qualify by meeting our standards.
Our list of honorary doctors keeps growing. It is in fact the world's most comprehensive list of honorary doctors - a very illustrious club of successful and distinguished members of our society - worldwide. Among them recipients like the German president Johannes Rau and many other high ranking renowned achievers from all walks of life and many countries.
The owner of an Honorary Doctorate is given the legal right to use "Doctor" before his or her name.
It?s time for YOU, to get YOUR Doctor Honoris Causa, YOUR Honorary Doctorate, which carries the same title, "Doctor" that?s used for a regular (earned) degree.
Prestige is guaranteed. Just check into a hotel as "John Doe" and as "Dr. John Doe". The way you?ll be treated is tremendously different! Your life as a Doctor will change dramatically. It?ll get easier, you will receive the amount of respect a Doctor deserves. Well, the advantages are countless. Think about it for a moment.
Michael Jackson has one, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Hope, Robert Redford, Mike Tyson, Bill Clinton , George Bush and so on. Sad enough one has to be either rich or famous or both to attract the offer of a university.
More than one thousand traditional universities award Honorary Doctorates.
But the standards, conditions and fees of their HONORARY DEGREE POLICY are ridiculously high.
What we are doing at Cosmopolitan puts into perspective somewhat, the whole aspect of the real purpose of honorary
degrees. In fact, in our process we actually are recognizing people for their societal accomplishments rather than for the typical recognition of a monetary relationship
or as a publicity stunt.
Cosmopolitan University now grants an Honorary Doctoral degree too.
We feel that lots of distinguished people deserve an honorary degree, not just the rich and famous.
Your Honorary Degree will stem
from a legitimate, renowned and thriving University!
Cosmopolitan University uses this program to raise funds for some of its research projects. (through a reasonable handling fee that applies)
The university maintains a complete and permanent record on each Honorary Doctor and responds promptly to requests for validation when authorized by the recipient.
Your name will also be published on the CU's list of recipients of Honorary Degrees. (optional, it is up to you to be published or you choose NOT to appear on that list)
How to apply
TO APPLY just send us an email --
and we will email you all the details right away.
Act TODAY. This offer will not last forever, in fact it?s a once in a lifetime opportunity to boost your social status.
GregFL:
So, I am asking, what is the truth?
Since I have no first hand knowledge, someone clear the good name of Art Barker here.
The press said his doctorate came from a diploma mill.
What is the truth?
GregFL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma_mill
Anonymous:
the honorary degree question was already answered previously, but i guess since it was not satisfyingly enough disparging of Art it was rejected - swat - let's all join in a chorus of "we only want the brand of truth that fits the mold we've already cast" second verse "facts are only facts when we say, disagree with this and we'll tell you so"
maybe this will help, Dr. Jack Taylor, ( a real PHD and Seed parent), was one of the administrators of Fort Lauderdale College at the time, promoted the degree to honor Art for all the work he had done to help the community.
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