MIT dean resigns over misrepresented credentials: Marilee Jones, a prominent crusader against the pressure on students to build their resumes for elite colleges, resigned Thursday as dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after acknowledging she had misrepresented her own academic credentials. [...]
"This is a sad and unfortunate event," [Dean of Undergraduate Education Daniel Hastings] said. "But the integrity of the Institute is our highest priority, and we cannot tolerate this kind of behavior."