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Ursus:
--- Quote from: "wild thing" ---Mel Wasserman, dyslexic, only had a 7th grade education, undoubtedly why he shunned anything with an academic bent.
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James Traub did an article on Hyde School a couple of years ago titled "The Moral Imperative," in which he described Hyde as a place "where character is understood as a kind of antidote to excessive academicism."
--- Quote from: "RMA Survivor" ---Didn't Synanon have their own university or something where they pumped out fake degrees until that was taken away from them at some point? I know our diplomas were built on the same life credits nonsense.
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--- Quote from: "wild thing" ---Now that is interesting, I didn't know that Synanon had its own fake school of higher learning, but it makes sense. Dr. Soltani, who provided psych services to CEDU also had his degree from whatever school it was...that was how Soltani got hooked into CEDU. A few years ago I met a school psych, who knew Soltani and did not think too highly of him. I mentioned that he had a cracker-jacks box degree and the psych was quite insulted, he, too had the same surprise inside degree! Talk about inserting foot in mouth!
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Do you know what the actual name of this "university" was?
Anonymous:
Yes -- it was BROWNSTAIN University.
RMA Survivor:
Brownstain U. sounds about right.
But seriously, I can't remember where I read it. But I read it within the last couple of months. I was researching Synanon and Mel Wasserman and I remember reading that they had a Diploma Mill in operation, giving out degrees for cash. This went on apparently for a decade or two, but was finally shut down. I sure wish I knew what it was called. I will try and find it again.
Son Of Serbia:
--- Quote from: "RMA Survivor" ---Brownstain U. sounds about right.
But seriously, I can't remember where I read it. But I read it within the last couple of months. I was researching Synanon and Mel Wasserman and I remember reading that they had a Diploma Mill in operation, giving out degrees for cash. This went on apparently for a decade or two, but was finally shut down. I sure wish I knew what it was called. I will try and find it again.
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Could it possibly be "Costa Mesa Community College" or something like that?
For some reason that name popped in my head, I don't know why. I do however remember
several Cedu staff members during my stay (1991-1992) telling me how they
went back to school & "earned" Assosciates degrees after they started working at Cedu.
Of course they all put a "pro cedu" spin on their stories - telling me how working @ cedu & finishing the program gave them the inspiration & confidence they needed to go back & finish school, and how in doing so they "learned & grew & are now better people thanks to Cedu." ::puke::
Russ Decker was one of them - and I don't believe for a second that Russ could ever earn a legitimate college degree. I mean the guy was/is a total blockhead! Honestly, at 15 yrs. old I knew I was smarter (at least more book smart) than Russ & many other staff who were "teaching" us @ Cedu - so the revealation that Mel Wasserman was counterfitting diplomas & selling them for cash doesn't surprise me at all. I mean we already know that Mel was a liar, a cheat, a theif, & an overall scumbag in general - so counterfitting certainly would've been the logical next step for him.
RMA Survivor:
I don't know if Mel Wasserman was running a diploma mill, though it wouldn't surprise me to find out he did. But Synanon ran one as far as I know. They did have a location in Venice Beach called Casa Del Mar, a renovated hotel I think. But I don't think the college degrees came from any fixed location, but rather just a couple of professors or something signing off on everyone's "life credits." Chopping wood, feeding the chickens, cleaning our dorms and the house all the time, was how many of us at RMA/CEDU got our High School credits to graduate. If it worked for us, I am sure they wouldn't have had too much trouble forming a "private" community college to give out Associate Degrees. Bachelors, Masters and Doctorates probably wouldn't fly, but who would really check the background on the legitimacy of a two-year degree? But as far as I know, Synanon was able to give out the higher degrees. But they were really well connected. Then again, with all the celebrity kids and elite kids going to RMA/CEDU, maybe Wasserman was connected well too. However, I have no information that Wasserman was running a diploma mill, except for the life credit system the students got to be a part of. Lucky us, eh?
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