Dongguk University Shocked at Statements by Yale Officials.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Attorneys for Dongguk University Dongguk University is a private, coeducational university in South Korea. It operates campuses in Seoul and in Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province. In addition, it operates two affiliated hospitals of Western medicine, and four of Oriental medicine a generic term which expressed shock and questioned the veracity veracity (v  ras´itē),n of Yale University statements given in response to a New York Times article concerning Dongguk's lawsuit against Yale. In the suit, according to the Times, Dongguk, "accused Yale of negligence and a cover-up after it mistakenly confirmed a Dongguk professor's claims of having a Ph.D. from Yale." Documents uncovered in the litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. show that despite numerous attempts by Dongguk requesting that Yale investigate the veracity of the documents confirming the degree and that Yale had received its original letter of inquiry, Yale did nothing, never checking its files. Both documents were later found only after a subpoena subpoena (səpē`nə) [Lat.,=under penalty], in law, an order to a witness to appear before a court. A subpoena ad testificandum [Lat. was issued by the U.S. Department of Justice during a Korean criminal probe. Instead, in statements to Dongguk and the Korean media, Yale, "denied having received the original inquiry from Dongguk and said documents suggesting otherwise were forged," according to the article. Yale's response today to the Times did not deny the University mistakenly confirmed the degree and later denied it, but instead attempted to divert attention from its misconduct by bringing up accusations against a board member associated with a Foundation that funds the University. The board member in question has no connection to the matter. "Dongguk University is shocked that Yale University, one of America's most prestigious academic institutions, has refused to take responsibility for its negligent, reckless and, ultimately, deceitful conduct," said Robert Weiner, an attorney for Dongguk and a partner at McDermott, Will and Emery. "If that isn't bad enough, Yale is now trying to change the subject by engaging in a smear campaign, in an effort to blame Dongguk for the substantial damage that Yale caused Dongguk." Weiner's partner at McDermott and Yale alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. , Lanny J. Davis, added, "I find the misconduct that Yale's leadership continues to engage in and the tactics it is using to avoid responsibility reprehensible rep·re·hen·si·ble adj. Deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy. See Synonyms at blameworthy. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin repreh and in direct contradiction to the University's 250 year old motto, 'Lux et Veritas,' or 'Light and Truth'. As an alumnus and former chairman of the Yale Daily News The Yale Daily News is a newspaper published by Yale University students in New Haven, Connecticut since January 28, 1878. The paper's first editors wrote: The innovation which we begin by this morning's issue is justified by the dullness of the time and the demand for , I believe the Yale Corporation has an obligation to investigate this matter fully." "After Error by Yale, Anger and a Court Fight Ensue," by John Schwartz, New York Times. (Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/education/30yale.html?_r=2&ref=us) |
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