Government

Bennett Responds To Master's Degree Mix-Up

ST. THOMAS -- Acting Commissioner of the Department of Property and Procurement Randolph Bennett, in a letter addressed to Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Judiciary, Sen. Kenneth Gittens, attempted to clarify the discrepancies in comments he made during a Monday session by providing documents serving as evidence that he has indeed completed the necessary courses for his master's degree at Liberty University. Gittens had sought and received information from the Registrar’s Office at the university, which revealed that while Bennett has been pursuing a master’s degree at the institution, he has not completed all the requirements for conferment. Bennett, however, contends that all required work to obtain the degree has been completed. "Although I have completed the requirements for the internship portion, it is not reflected because the term has not ended," Bennette wrote in the letter, dated July 15. "Notwithstanding, I am still in completion of the graduate requirements as s...