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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds as though Harvard University is the one running the grift here, if one buys your assumption (which is probably incorrect) that their online programs are not legitimate.[/quote]

The programs have been around forever and potential employers can easily verify if the degree is from Harvard Extension.     They aren’t just online.  They are legitimate. [/quote]

Or one can simply list it correctly on their resume rather than being dishonest and trying to rep that they attended either the Kennedy School or did an MA in Government Studies in the Yard. [/quote]

You have seen a copy of his resume? Where was this?[/quote]

When interviewers describe him as having a government degree from Harvard, they had to have gotten the info from somewhere. It's either the resume or Rufo himself. [/quote]

He knew exactly what he was doing with his weasel words. And the fact this was in 2022 is hilarious. This wasn’t when he was 23 years old, the guy is a middle aged dad in Washington state. [/quote]

Now you're just splitting hairs.[/quote]

How is that splitting hairs? He was awarded a degree from Harvard Extension School, not Harvard University. [/quote]

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[b]Founded in 1910, we are one of the 12 degree-granting Harvard schools. [/b]
….
[b]We are a fully accredited Harvard school[/b]. Our [b]degrees and certificates are adorned with the Harvard University insignia[/b]. They carry the weight of that lineage. Our [b]graduates walk at University Commencement[/b] and [b]become members of the Harvard Alumni Association.[/b][/quote]

https://extension.harvard.edu/about/#:~:text=We%20are%20a%20fully%20accredited,of%20the%20Harvard%20Alumni%20Association.

It is, in fact, Harvard. 
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https://extension.harvard.edu/registration-admissions/for-students/degree-candidate-academic-opportunities/participate-in-commencement/

Degree Name

The following degrees are awarded by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), Harvard University:

Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies cum laude or Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies
        cumulative GPA, area of concentration, field of study, minors, certificates, prizes, and academic awards are displayed on your Harvard transcript.
    Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies
        all FAS master’s degree diplomas are printed in Latin and fields are not displayed. Fields of study, cumulative GPAs, certificates, prizes, and academic awards appear on your Harvard transcript.

On your résumé, the degree name may be listed as either:

Bachelor [or Master] of Liberal Arts, Harvard University Extension School.
        Include field of study, minor, and degree honors when applicable. 
    Bachelor [or Master] of Liberal Arts, Extension Studies, Harvard University.
        Include field of study, minor, and degree honors when applicable.

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Rufo got a master's degree in Extension Studies, not Government. He wants a degree in Government, then he needs to apply to Harvard's Department of Government, Graduate Studies and where, if successful, obtain a degree.[/quote]

Extension school is a type of program. His degree was in government. [/quote]

This is an excerpt from a prior post, which was clearly copied and pasted from the Harvard website:

Fields of study, cumulative GPAs, certificates, prizes, and academic awards appear on your Harvard transcript.

It's a degree in Extension Studies. If the degree was from one of any of the OTHER schools at Harvard, then it would be a, for example, BA, Master's in Public Heath, Master's in Business Administration. But if your degree is from the Extension School, then it is a degree in...Extension Studies.[/quote]

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