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Source: Chronicle of Higher Ed.

Historians in the News

7-25-13

Head of American Academy of Arts and Sciences Quits After Résumé Controversy

Leslie Cohen Berlowitz has agreed to resign as president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on July 31, after she was accused of embellishing her résumé with a spurious doctoral degree, The Boston Globe reported....

Read entire article at Chronicle of Higher Ed.