Kenosha News: Felner scrutiny widens; Former Parkside pick may have conferred tainted doctorate degree
Sept. 15, 2008
A federal investigation of Robert Felner for allegedly mishandling a grant will end soon, but now his former school is trying to determine if he gave a doctorate degree to a friend who steered $375,000 in contracts toward Felner.
Felner, former dean of the College of Education at the University of Louisville, was chosen to become the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s next chancellor after a nationwide search but he resigned at the end of June – a week before he was to start work here – amid a federal criminal fraud investigation looking into the mishandling of millions of dollars in grant money. The investigation is also looking into the purchase of illegal goods.
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