Korean professor accused of forging Yale art degree
Isenstadt: Saga speaks to ‘reputation’ of school
A South Korean art history professor who rode her Yale doctorate to stardom in the Korean art world has been arrested for fabricating her degree, Korean officials said Friday.
Shin Jeong-ah, 35, a rising star in the South Korean art world, claimed she received a Ph.D. in art history from Yale in 2005, though the University said there is no record of her ever attending Yale. Prosecutors charged Shin with forging her Yale degree and embezzling nearly $400,000 from the museum where she was a curator.
And in an ironic twist, the saga may actually be a harbinger of positive —...
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