Massachusetts AG to Question American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Yesterday,we blogged about a report that Leslie Berlowitz, President of the AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences, misrepresented that she held a doctoral degree ongrant applications filed with the National Endowment for the Humanities, andthat she has enjoyed a really generous compensation package.  Today, the Boston Globe reports that MassachusettsAttorney General Martha Coakley plans tocontact the Academy’s board to determine how it is dealing with questions aboutBerlowitz’s résumé and salary.  The Globefurther reports that the AG intends to investigate whether the Academy fullydisclosed Berlowitz’s various job-related benefits on returns required to be filedunder tax laws.   

JRB