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Connecticut dance professor who claimed degrees from University of Iowa has resigned over padded resume
John McGlothlen
Sep. 16, 2008 5:31 pm
A former UI faculty member, per Lan-Lan Wang page below.
From Associated Press via The Day (Connecticut):
Connecticut College says the acting chairwoman of its dance department has resigned after the college learned she had padded her resume.They say Her resume says she held bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Iowa
They say Lan-Lan Wang left her job Monday ...
Her resume says she held bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Iowa
, but Connecticut College officials say they recently learned she had not completed either degree. ...
Looks like the Connecticut College page for Lan-Lan Wang may have been taken down:
Lan-Lan Wang, Professor of Dance, Connecticut College
However, an October 2007 version of the page is still available from The Internet Archive:
Internet Archive page for Lan-Lan Wang
[Lan-Lan Wang] is a former member of the London Contemporary Dance Company and was on the faculty at the University of Iowa (1980-90)In 1980 she founded the United States - China Dance Exchange Program at the University of Iowa,
Education B.A., University of Iowa; Professional Certificate, London School of Contemporary Dance, The Place, England; M.A., Performance & Choreography, University of Iowa. ...
[Lan-Lan Wang] is a former member of the London Contemporary Dance Company and was on the faculty at the University of Iowa (1980-90)
and UCLA (1990-94) before she assumed the position of chair at Connecticut College in 1994. ...
In 1980 she founded the United States - China Dance Exchange Program at the University of Iowa,
which she directed for many years.
From Chronicle of Higher Education:
Iowa officials confirmed that she had never graduated, a Connecticut College spokeswoman told The Day. ...

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