Controversy
In his later years, Rodgers served as president of Vancouver University Worldwide — described on its web site as “a consortium of globally located public and private institutions” — which in 2007 was ordered by the British Columbia Supreme Court “to stop granting degrees in B.C.” because the school was “breaking the province's Degree Authorization Act by offering degrees without permission.” Rodgers responded by stating “We don’t conduct degree programs in B.C. . . . . The degrees are printed in other jurisdictions and signed outside of B.C. and have been for some time.”
Rodgers died in the midst of this controversy on June 5, 2007.
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