Fairfax University
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- Not to be confused with University of Fairfax or George Mason University, both in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
Fairfax University is an unaccredited[1] university formerly located in Louisiana. In June 2007 several news media sources reported that it had relocated to the Cayman Islands where it was registered as Fairfax University Institute.[2][3][4]
U.S. state education agencies report that Fairfax has operated in the past from the U.S. states of Louisiana, Montana, and South Dakota and from the United Kingdom.[1]
[edit] Alumni
- Sven Otto Littorin, Swedish Minister for Employment[2]. Littorin removed the degree from his CV after a controversy about Fairfax.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b See Oregon Office of Degree Authorization List of Unaccredited colleges and Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas
- ^ a b James Savage, Minister's MBA 'came from degree mill', The Local, June 19, 2007
- ^ Dubious Degree for Swedish Official, Inside Higher Ed, June 20, 2007
- ^ Minister got some explaining to do, Independent Online, June 21, 2007
