Talk to me about Thomas Jefferson Education please

[Blanche]

I know, it's a dead thread, but there have been some very exciting developments in the world of Thomas Jefferson Education.  I wrote this for someone else, but it really belongs here :)

 

Please be aware that Oliver DeMille and Shanon Brooks have invalid academic credentials and thus are improperly appropriating the title of "Dr.", which neither of them has earned.  This usage is misleading at best.  The Board of Trustees of George Wythe University no longer refers to either of them as "Dr."  Both were forced to resign from George Wythe University for mismanagement and financial malfeasance.  The position of "Chancellor," which DeMille had created for himself so as to move Brooks into the President position, has been eliminated.  In a serious breach of ethics, DeMille awarded doctorates to individuals who completed no coursework at George Wythe College, while misrepresenting his own academic background, which included at least one bought doctorate from a diploma mill.  This is all a matter of public record; here is a statement released by the George Wythe University Board of Trustees with the details: http://news.gw.edu/?p=393

 

Brooks received his academic credentials from George Wythe College (now University) during his employ there, while he was teaching classes to other students.  George Wythe College was never accredited, and George Wythe University remains unaccredited.  George Wythe University is seeking accreditation for its undergraduate program; if secured, this accreditation will only be valid for its BA degrees, and will not be retroactively applied to previous degrees distributed by George Wythe College or George Wythe University.  Because of DeMille's and Brooks' financial mismanagement, George Wythe University was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and on the brink of closure by the time their misdeeds were discovered.  Legal charges may be filed against Shanon Brooks in the future over his egregious misconduct and misuse of funds.  The Utah Division of Consumer Protection stipulated, in fact, that, as part of GWU's licensing requirements, Shanon Brooks must be permanently banished from any position at GWU that handles funds - the GWU Board of Trustees signed off on this requirement without reservation.  Brooks' claimed 'PhD in Constitutional Law' is from George Wythe College; it is not a law degree, though it deceptively sounds like one.  Because of this confusion, GWU has renamed the degree "Constitutional Studies."  Brooks continues to misrepresent himself as "Dr." and cites his misleadingly-named "PhD in Constitutional Law" on the Monticello College website, but I have not been able to find his curriculum vitae (cv), which is a document that is normally posted publicly by higher education professionals at reputable institutions of higher learning to show the dates and locations where they completed their degree(s).  

 

These are the same people responsible for creating "Thomas Jefferson Education" (TJEd), the "Face to Face With Greatness" seminars, and all the other money-making ventures marketed to the Christian homeschool community.

 

Caveat emptor.

 

[MiMi 4under3]

Wow! I'm surprised at most of the answers so far...  although I didn't know Oliver DeMille was a phony...

 

What I took away from the book (when I read it years ago) is to read tons of books and discuss them. Don't we all do that anyway?

 

 

[Blanche]

What does it matter how many times the information has been made available? All that matters is whether the information is factual and correct, and subsequent news stories and statements from the George Wythe College board have all affirmed that everything I wrote back then is correct.  And THEN some.  In fact, George Wythe College/University has been closed; one commentator said "The George Wythe brand needs to die."  

 

Here is something from the 2010 settlement with the state of Utah:

• Law enforcement found that previous administrations had violated the Charitable Solicitations Act by misuse of funds and misrepresentation. The initial assessment against the school during the summer of 2010 was $20,000, which the state lowered in this settlement with the Board. Even though the perpetrators had been removed from the school over a year before, to prevent future violations the state required the Board to agree to prohibit specific previous administrators such as Brooks from ever returning to any position with control over funds. This provision is located in section 5.

Those "perpetrators" are none other than Oliver DeMille and Shanon Brooks, mentioned above.  Go ahead - look them up online. DeMille's and Brooks' "defamation" suit against the GWC administrators publicly announcing their malfeasance, mismanagement, and general ineptitude was thrown out of court.  Stay far away from these conmen, people.  Everything they are involved with is aimed at transferring YOUR money to THEIR accounts.

 

Also, I'm sure that everyone knows that Andrew Groft, former President of George Wythe University, was arrested some years back for soliciting prostitutes, just months after his SIXTH child was born.  You can look THAT up as well.  Some have described George Wythe College/University as nothing more than a "glorified book club", and that goes for their TJEd product as well.  Avoid these grifters.

 

 

[HomeAgain]

I'm impressed by a rebuttal 3 years after the conversation was last resurrected. Kudos.

[Mergath]

I'm impressed by a rebuttal 3 years after the conversation was last resurrected. Kudos.

Now let's not jump to any conclusions. Maybe Blanche is traveling on a spaceship at nearly the speed of light and for her it's only been ten minutes.