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The New Republic reports:
On paper, Christopher Rufo, the conservative activist who recently was appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to sit on the board of a small Sarasota liberal arts college whose curriculum the governor dislikes, presents his credentials as impeccable: Georgetown University for undergrad and “a master’s from Harvard,” according to his biographical page on the Manhattan Institute’s website.
But that description, and similar ones on Wikipedia, in the press release DeSantis’s office sent out, and on Rufo’s personal website, are at the very least misleading. Rufo received a Master’s in Liberal Arts in Journalism not from Harvard University but from Harvard Extension School in 2022, the school confirmed in an email. Harvard Extension School is meant to be a way for a larger swath of people to gain access to Harvard and receive some kind of accreditation from it.
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New College’s DeSantis-appointed trustee Chris Rufo, he of the “groomer” and “CRT” scares, appears to be borrowing a bit of educational valor from Harvard Extension Schoolhttps://t.co/8H8i1w0ggb
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) February 18, 2023
Rufo “said he was unaware of any debate” over whether Harvard Extension School—an open-enrollment institution that requires only a B average in two prerequisite courses—“should be referred to differently than any other graduate degree from Harvard.” https://t.co/PwCid0UNcv
— Mike Hixenbaugh (@Mike_Hixenbaugh) February 18, 2023
— Mike Hixenbaugh (@Mike_Hixenbaugh) February 18, 2023
Here is the guidance Harvard offers on how to list the school on a formal resume. pic.twitter.com/YxQwovC8vQ
— Todd Wallack (@TWallack) February 18, 2023
That Rufo turns out to have inflated his academic credentials shouldn’t surprise at all. The faux populist doesn’t actually want to do away with credentials. He just thinks the wrong people have access to them. https://t.co/ew6IeNd1Q0
— Jennifer Berkshire (@BisforBerkshire) February 18, 2023
Hate equity, except when it benefits them. Prize meritocracy, except when they get ahead without it. Deride elite credentials, except when they use or abuse them. Denigrate expertise, except when they pretend to have it. Demand transparency — for thee. https://t.co/HzwUoWgu0f
— Anne Lutz Fernandez (@lutzfernandez) February 18, 2023
Christopher Rufo argues that there are underlying forces hurting Florida’s New College, and that he’s best qualified to fix it. But he has obfuscated his own education, making his mission and status more than a little strange, @DanielStrauss4 writes. https://t.co/rYm9guhtMG
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) February 18, 2023
What colleges don’t accept credits from the everybody-gets-in Harvard Extension School,” the misleading credential cited on the resume of the far-right education guru Christopher Rufo? Well, The actual Harvard College for one. https://t.co/liB6SRBynM
— Fred Grimm (@grimm_fred) February 18, 2023