In Degree Mills, Ezell and Bear cite a congressional committee's estimate from 1986 that there were more than 5,000 fake doctors practising in the U.S. The figure must be several times that by now.

Teen mum Nganoo Joseph hopes to graduate with a level 4 certificate in travel and tourism this year - and credits an All Black's sister with steering her to success.

It is easy to dismiss evening classes as a diversion for middle-aged folk escaping the tedium of endless reality cooking shows, writes Peter Lyons. But these classes were more than yoga for the aged,

In high school, I excelled in mathematics, chemistry and biology, writes Robert Greenberg. It seemed I was destined to fulfil the parental dream and pursue a career in medicine or, at the very least, in the natural sciences.

Steven Joyce has made himself into the Minister for All Things Large & Little. It seems that no sector of the economy is safe from his reforming zeal, writes Tim Hazledine.

Puti Crawford is one of 1100 students graduating from Hamilton's Wintec tomorrow, but none of the others had to overcome such exceptional personal circumstances.

Learning a new skill on your days off can be a lot more fun than you think, writes Dionne Christian.

There's no simple job description for fatherhood, but Mangere first-time dad Daniel Brown knows the kind of dad he doesn't want to be.

Five Kelston Boys' High 1st XV players suspended after a schoolboy rugby brawl will confess their sins at a school assembly.