when jones was appointed to the position of dean of admissions in 1998, she was credited with having earned an "sb and an sm in biology from rennselaer polytechnic institute" in an article published in "the tech" as well as an article published by "mit tech talk". neither article made any mention of the degree from union college which she had placed on her resume in 1979 nor of a ph.d. credited to her several times in 2007. shortly before her resignation, she was referred to by the title "dr. marilee jones" in a number of forums. a biography of her on the website for the 2007 september conference of the national association of college admission counselors referred to her as "dr. marilee jones, ph.d." and credited her with degrees from rpi and albany medical in biology and chemistry but offered no further details. she was also referred to as "dr. marilee jones" in the local concord press in april 2007. a february 2007 npr transcript from "all things considered" referred to her as "dr. marilee jones" (though the audio program itself did not address her as "dr"). and a brief bio of her for an april 17, 2007 speaking engagement at kean university's annual school counselor conference referred to her as "dr. marilee jones." when asked in a december 6, 2009 interview with the "chronicle of higher education" about having added "a degree" from albany medical to her resume "after she was hired" by mit, jones did not dispute the fact. she could not, however, remember the details.