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Germany Probes 100 Profs Over PhD Bribes

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(Newser) – About a hundred professors across Germany are under investigation for allegedly accepting bribes for doctoral degrees, the Local reports. Prosecutors say professors may have taken bribes as high as $28,000 through an intermediary firm to give PhDs to undeserving students. "It involves teaching professors from all subjects, from medicine through law and economics to engineering,” a prosecutors' spokesman says.

The investigation was prompted by the case of a Hannover University law professor found guilty last year of handing out 61 undeserved PhDs. He accepted bribes from the same intermediary, the AP notes.

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Derni
Aug 22, 09 7:24 PM CDT
see anything has a price...even a PhD Reply
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shonangreg
Aug 22, 09 8:11 PM CDT
So what is your price, Derni?
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Snarfeh
Aug 23, 09 11:35 PM CDT
@shonangreg - *That* was a skanky comment and a new low for you. The bar for you has subsequently been lowered to accommodate it.
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knightkrm
Aug 22, 09 10:31 PM CDT
that's a shame. Still it happens in many countries I believe. Reply
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Laugh
Aug 23, 09 6:12 AM CDT
Don't forget the degree mills - unaccredited universities - where you can get a PhD for $3,000, based on your "life experience". Reply
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