MBA mystery in Morgantown

West Virginia University has awarded an MBA degree to Heather Bresch, a politically well-connected top executive at drug giant Mylan Inc., rewriting university records that originally showed she had completed only about half the credits needed to earn the degree.

Top officials took the action nearly a decade after she was a student. The revision was sparked by a routine call from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to confirm the academic credentials of ... Full Story »

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Veronica Barlee
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by Veronica Barlee - Oct. 1, 2008

Excellent classic investigative journalism examining how the university granted a MBA to an executive from a major donor company without the executive having completed the requisite course work. Also details the ensuing cover-up and falsehoods.

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