Former U. of Louisville Dean Faces Fresh Allegations

by E Wayne Ross on September 16, 2008

The Chronicle: Former U. of Louisville Dean Faces Fresh Allegations

From the issue dated September 19, 2008

A school superintendent earned a Ph.D. from the University of Louisville in only one semester after awarding a $375,000 grant to a university center run by Robert Felner, Louisville’s former education dean, Louisville’s Courier-Journal reported last week.

The explosive news came amid a federal investigation of Mr. Felner over allegations that he misused a $694,000 grant. Among other reviews, the university is auditing finances at its education school, while the University of Rhode Island is inspecting a research center Mr. Felner founded while serving as that institution’s dean of education.