Dongguk University Shocked at Statements by Yale Officials

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Attorneys for Dongguk University expressed shock and questioned the veracity 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 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 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, 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 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, 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)

For Dongguk University:
Robert Weiner, 212-547-5408 or 917-690-1488
Lanny J. Davis, 202-756-8211 or 301-928-7532
Eileen M. O'Connor, 202-756-8222 or 202-997-1234

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