TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:That ol' degree debbil again From:Peggy Thompson <Peggy_Thompson -at- CCMAIL -dot- OSTI -dot- GOV> Date:Tue, 7 Jun 1994 13:58:00 -0400
--Boundary (ID lHCa8gfAxb49j3OA7DR1yg)
Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=IBM437
Content-description: Text_1
May I add a bit of levity (please!) to the degreed vs
non-degreed debate and discussions of that much-maligned and
much-coveted sheepskin? Through a bungle in the registrar's
office at my very fine college, the diploma handed to me upon
commencement was BLANK. That's right, a blank piece of paper (my
bankrupt parents almost dropped dead on the spot). Believe it or
not, it took almost 4 yrs of wrangling with and threatening the
registrar's office to get a real, live printed diploma, and when
I did, the graduation date was wrong! I've since *lost* the
thing, believe it or not. And you know what? I've never missed
it!
