Yale is being sued for $50 million by Dongguk University, one of Korea's top institutions, according to an article in the Yale Daily News. The lawsuit stems from an incident that occurred in 2005 in which Dongguk hired an art history professor, Shin Jeong-ah, who included, among her credentials, a doctorate degree from Yale, which she had never earned. Yale accidentally verified the fabricated doctorate to Dongguk. The following summer, questions regarding the professor's credentials arose, and Yale denied having authenticated the fraudulent documents. In December, officials at Yale recognized that they had earlier verified the documents and subsequently apologized to Dongguk. The incident grew into a public scandal in Korea and Dongguk is citing severe damage to its reputation as grounds for the lawsuit, according to the Yale Daily News. The professor is no longer employed by Dongguk and is being tried on forgery charges, according the to the Yale Daily News.
Mascoma Corporations, a leading cellulosic ethanol technology startup company based in Lebanon, decided to keep its headquarters in Lebanon despite recent problems with overcrowded office space, The Valley News reported Friday. The cellulosic ethanol research firm, founded in 2006, is the first to grow out of the Dartmouth Regional Technology Center in Centerra Park. DRTC attempts to incubate technology companies in the hope of stimulating high-tech economic development in the region. The company, citing its connection to sixty local employees, has decided to remain in its current offices until the construction of a 42,000 square foot lab and office space near the intersection of Route 120 and Etna Road is completed, according to the Valley News. Mascoma plans to double their workforce to 120 in the coming years, bringing high-paying technology jobs to the area.
At 5 p.m. today, Dartmouth's Office of Admissions and Financial Aid will post letters of admission for regular decision applicants to the class of 2012 online, according to Maria Laskaris, the College's dean of admission. A record 15,700 applications were submitted for the 1,080 spots in Dartmouth's class of 2012. Last year, 14,159 students applied for the class of 2011 -- 2,165 students were admitted, and 1,116 chose to matriculate.