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(September 26, 2006) (updated October 10, 2006) Did Niroomand Follow E.E.O. Guidelines? A Look at 2004-05 Faculty Recruiting in the EFIB Investigators at USMPRIDE.COM ran across some interesting information in the stack of paperwork that was obtained via a "freedom of information" request. The information concerns a faculty recruiting trip made by CoB Associate Dean and Professor of Economics Farhang Niroomand to Philadelphia in January of 2005. This report was meant to be part of the "Special Report" series, however USMPRIDE.COM investigators made the case that it should be an independent report given the serious nature of the findings.

(September 27, 2006) 31st & Pearl Breaking Down Niroomand’s Defenses "We waited for it, and we finally got it. A written note from a usmpride confederate indicates that CoB Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand is on the warpath and is visiting select individuals to defend his extravagant and outrageous travel habits. Niroomand says that very little of his travel is paid for by State dollars and that most is funded by his grant work...".

(September 28, 2006) Special Report Stretching the Truth to Stretch the Trip An Investigative Series on CoB Faculty Travel "This Special Report returns to the now well-known AACSB junket to Paris made by the CoB’s Dean Harold Doty and Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand. Visitors to usmpride.com will recall that Niroomand’s trip to this AACSB meeting consumed more than $4,000. A report on Doty’s expenses is forthcoming...".

(September 28, 2006) Special Report Did Sheila Marler feel the Impact of Typhoon Farhang?An Investigative Series on the Treatment of CoB Staff by CoB Administrators "This Special Report comments on a recently uncovered handwritten memo. The memo was penned by former CoB Administrative Assistant Sheila Marler. It was addressed to Rayonne Ellis in Financial Affairs, and it concerns a delay in travel reimbursements for CoB Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand. That memo is presented below:...".

(September 28, 2006) Special Report Quid Pro Quo in the CoB? An Investigative Series on the use of the CoB for Personal Gain "This Special Report benefited from tips provided by a usmpride.com reader which, combined with some documentation obtained by usmpride.com via a Mississippi Open Records Act request, shows an interesting potential relationship between CoB Associate Dean Farhang Niroomand and former CoB Dean/Professor of Economics William Gunther...".

(October 2, 2006) Special ReportThe Doty/Niroomand Self-Promotion Magazine An Investigative Series on CoB Faculty Research Credentials "This Special Report looks at some of the items in the Fall 2006 issue of Joint Venture. We focus on the “Faculty Research” page in this installment of our series. We start with a few observations on CoB Dean Harold Doty. Consider the insert below:...".