近日，國內(nèi)關(guān)于“山東國土廳長清華讀博不上課”的新聞廣受關(guān)注；而在美國，也有一起文憑事件引起軒然大波。大名鼎鼎的賓夕法尼亞大學(xué)一副院長Douglas E. Lynch因為假文憑被爆而被迫辭職。吊詭的是，賓大官方數(shù)月前應(yīng)該就獲悉此事，卻依然保留了Douglas E. Lynch的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)職務(wù)；但當(dāng)賓大校長Amy Gutmann 被要求就此事發(fā)表言論時，賓大官方立即變臉停止了Douglas E. Lynch的職務(wù)。Douglas E. Lynch 自稱已經(jīng)獲得美國另一常青藤盟校哥倫比亞大學(xué)教育學(xué)博士。事實上，他目前還只是哥倫比亞大學(xué)博士生在讀，將于2012年春季學(xué)期結(jié)束后才能夠完成學(xué)位相關(guān)要求；另外，他已經(jīng)獲得了哥倫比亞大學(xué)教育學(xué)碩士。
原文來自高等教育紀(jì)事（The Chronicle of Higher Education）
Vice Dean at U. of Pennsylvania Resigns After Bogus Doctorate Is Exposed
By Michael Stratford
A vice dean at the University of Pennsylvania resigned on Thursday after it was revealed that he had misrepresented his academic credentials.
Douglas E. Lynch, vice dean of the university's Graduate School of Education, quit after having falsely claimed on his résumé that he received a doctoral degree in philosophy, economics, and education from Columbia University.
Penn officials initially told The Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday that they had known about the misrepresentation for several months, had levied "appropriate sanctions," and had decided to keep Mr. Lynch in his leadership role. But later on Wednesday, after an Inquirer reporter sought comment from Amy Gutmann, Penn's president, the university changed its tune and immediately placed Mr. Lynch on leave "pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation."
On Thursday the university accepted Mr. Lynch's resignation, and it now "considers the matter closed," Stephen J. MacCarthy, vice president for university communications, said in an e-mail.
Mr. Lynch was admitted to a Ph.D. program in philosophy at Teachers College of Columbia University, according to Columbia, but he has not yet received a degree. Mr. Lynch is currently enrolled in the program, and has until the end of the spring 2012 semester to complete all the requirements for the degree, according to Columbia.
A spokeswoman for the graduate school at Penn told the Inquirer that Mr. Lynch had mistakenly believed his doctoral degree was complete.
Columbia said Mr. Lynch did receive a master's degree in philosophy at Teachers College in 2010. The Inquirer reported that Mr. Lynch had misstated information about that degree, too, saying on his faculty Web page at one point that he received the master's degree in 2005. That same faculty Web page also incorrectly stated that Mr. Lynch completed his doctorate in 2007, according to the Inquirer.
A version of Mr. Lynch's résumé that was available on Penn's Web site on Thursday morning listed the doctoral degree from Columbia, but it did not list any dates for any of his degrees. The file showed that the résumé was last modified in February.
Mr. Lynch's résumé also lists an M.B.A. in finance from New York University and a B.A. in economics from Arizona State University. Both institutions confirmed that Mr. Lynch had indeed received those degrees, in 1995 and 1987, respectively.
Mr. Lynch was hired by Penn in 2004. He previously worked at New York University, the College Board, and Arizona State University, according to his résumé. He did not respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
Correction (4/30/2012, 5:08 p.m.): This article originally stated imprecisely where Columbia University said Mr. Lynch received a master's degree in philosophy in 2010. It was at Teachers College at Columbia, not at Columbia itself. The article has been updated to reflect this correction.
