Rutgers created fake jobs for graduates to boost MBA program rankings, lawsuit charges

[Tango Two]

Rutgers created fake jobs for graduates to boost MBA program rankings, lawsuit charges

The university used a temp agency to hire unemployed MBA students for no other reason than to make it appear like a greater number of graduates were getting full-time jobs after getting their Rutgers diplomas.

www.nj.com

 

[retired711]

My hunch is that a lot of business and law schools do their best to fudge the employment numbers. But the fact that practices like this may be common doesn't make them right. Applicants are entitled to know what their prospects for employment really are.

P.S. I see I need to edit this to make clear that I am not saying that Ms. White's specific allegations are true, but only that fudging of various kinds does happen. The argument for the fudging is that it can give graduates a temporary source of income, but the fact remains that applicants can get a misimpression about their job prospects following graduation.

 

[Scarlet Jerry]

“White, 54, who alleged she was the subject of retaliation over health and other issues aimed at forcing her resignation or termination…”

Interesting.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

Any legs to this ?

Rutgers created fake jobs for grads to boost MBA program rankings, lawsuit charges

The university used a temp agency to hire MBA students to make it appear like a greater number of graduates were getting full-time jobs after getting their Rutgers diplomas, the lawsuit says.

www.pennlive.com

 

[DJ Spanky]

What a shock. The reporter is Ted Sherman.

 

[RutgersRaRa]

Intent versus incidental makes all the difference, and that will be dredged through the media and then likely forgotten. In the meantime, when has Rutgers figured anything out relating to the perceived success of our academics or the well-being of our graduates? We keep hiring PSU grads to run our gameday operations for athletics, for instance.

 

[Phi_1055]

The lawsuit was filed Friday. Going through a temp agency to hire a bunch of grads in order to report a 100% employment rate and having your rankings shoot higher is a big story. This isn‘t a case of only one or two hires. NJ.com isn’t the only outlet that reported on it and more will pick the story up on Monday.

 

[RUinPinehurst]

The dean of the biz school issue a "statement" yet?

 

[RUboston]

Rutgers stepping on a rake again.

 

[Plum Street]

This is a huge story if it has any legs .

Politi is probably combing through the media guides to see what ru football players went to the business school

 

[Tango Two]

Any legs to this ?

Rutgers created fake jobs for grads to boost MBA program rankings, lawsuit charges

The university used a temp agency to hire MBA students to make it appear like a greater number of graduates were getting full-time jobs after getting their Rutgers diplomas, the lawsuit says.

www.pennlive.com

Rutgers created fake jobs for graduates to boost MBA program rankings, lawsuit charges

https://www.nj.com/education/2022/04/rutgers-created-fake-jobs-for-graduates-to-boost-mba-program-rankings-lawsuit-charges.html

rutgers.forums.rivals.com

 

[RUinPinehurst]

This is a huge story if it has any legs .

Politi is probably combing through the media guides to see what ru football players went to the business school

Legs? It's Rutgers. Think millipede.

 

[Roy_Faulker]

Legs? It's Rutgers. Think millipede.

Oh and they will figure out a way to screw up the messaging of the response. It’s a hallmark of any Rutgers scandal.

 

[NotInRHouse]

This is a huge story if it has any legs .

Politi is probably combing through the media guides to see what ru football players went to the business school

It's the MBA program though, so I don't think we had any grad players in it.

 

[T2Kplus20]

The dean of the biz school issue a "statement" yet?

Interested to see who was involved. Was this solely a MBA Career Services scheme? I had Dean Lei Lei as a professor during my core MBA year at RBS. She taught supply chain. I would be shocked if she was directly part of this.

 

[cyrock3]

Interested to see who was involved. Was this solely a MBA Career Services scheme? I had Dean Lei Lei as a professor during my core MBA year at RBS. She taught supply chain. I would be shocked if she was directly part of this.

Or it could just all be bullshit. We’ll see what happens.

 

[T2Kplus20]

Or it could just all be bullshit. We’ll see what happens.

+1
The story did come from a very biased source (fired employee).

 

[srru86]

If this is as bad as it sounds - folks should lose their jobs
But three points...
1. Yes, disgruntled employee, so grain of salt until we hear the details. This might be Biz school's version of Eric Murdoch
2. Goose-ing college rankings is an industry onto itself. USNWR is very tainted with gamesmanship
3. Sherman is still a creep living off making RU look bad

 

[T2Kplus20]

If this is as bad as it sounds - folks should lose their jobs
But three points...
1. Yes, disgruntled employee, so grain of salt until we hear the details. This might be Biz school's version of Eric Murdoch
2. Goose-ing college rankings is an industry onto itself. USNWR is very tainted with gamesmanship
3. Sherman is still a creep living off making RU look bad

Hits the nail on the head with all 3 points.

 

[HeavenUniv.]

I am assuming everyone got a salary so how is a job through a temp agency not still considered a job. Heck, some companies have a policy of only bringing people in through temp agencies and then making a decision to keep them or not down the road.

 

[Tango Two]

Check out this article from My Central Jersey:

Rutgers Business School placed students in sham jobs to boost ranking, lawsuit says

Rutgers Business School placed students in sham jobs to boost ranking, lawsuit says

Rutgers Business School manipulated its job placement data for graduate students, according to a class action lawsuit.

www.mycentraljersey.com

 

[RutgersNo1]

Interested to see who was involved. Was this solely a MBA Career Services scheme? I had Dean Lei Lei as a professor during my core MBA year at RBS. She taught supply chain. I would be shocked if she was directly part of this.

OT: how do you like Rutgers MBA? Did it help you make the career switch?

 

[T2Kplus20]

OT: how do you like Rutgers MBA? Did it help you make the career switch?

Exceptional experience and positive impact on my career. My "switch" was very modest. Going from pharma R&D to pharma commercial/marketing. As a chemical engineer, getting the MBA made this transition very seamless and easy.

The best decision of my educational career.