Courier-Journal: Ramsey says U of L broke no rules on disputed doctorate
Spokesmen: He was only addressing part of inquiry
In a letter to the University of Louisville’s accrediting agency, President James Ramsey said yesterday that “we do not believe any violations have occurred” in awarding a doctoral degree to a student who was enrolled at the university for only one semester.
But in interviews, spokesmen for the university said Ramsey was referring only to possible violations of the accrediting agency’s residency requirement for doctoral candidates.
But in interviews, spokesmen for the university said Ramsey was referring only to possible violations of the accrediting agency’s residency requirement for doctoral candidates.
They said the committee Ramsey appointed Wednesday still will investigate other aspects of the degree — including whether then-dean Robert Felner had a conflict of interest in supervising the doctoral candidate, who had given his research center a $375,000 contract.
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