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Germany Probes 100 Profs Over PhD Bribes

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 22, 2009 6:28 PM CDT

(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... Read full story »

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