MIT Dean Resigns

A steady flow of news surrounding high-profile professionals misrepresenting credentials (oftentimes, academic credentialing) has continuously surfaced. The recent headlines concerning former MIT Dean, Marilee Jones, struck a cord with me. A twist to this particular story, however; she isn't receiving the societal lynching that one might expect. She has generated a long record of successes; in fact, never raising a red flag that she was/is "academically challenged" on handling a dean position. Lloyd Thacker, founder of the Education Conservancy, highlighted Mrs. Jones' impact and inspiration prior to her resignation. The real story lies in the fact that Mrs. Jones did her job so well that no one questioned her credentials until recently. She generated the same substantial results that another would generate with far less academic credentials.

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