And then again, maybe not

Last week we posted about the discrepancy between the resume of suspended municipal court director Nate Jones and the information provided by the online student clearinghouse that verifies (or not) an individual's college degrees.

We submitted another verification request to the same clearinghouse and this time came up with a different response:

While we cannot explain why the original inquiry turned up different information, we do feel it is only fair and correct to post the results of the subsequent research.  We have tried to contact the school directly to get an explanation but as of yet have received no response.

Name On School's Records:		NATHANIEL M JONES, JR.
Date Awarded:		05/10/1985
Degree Title:		BACHELOR OF ARTS
Official Name of School:		HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Major Course(s) of Study(and NCES CIP Code, if available):		POLITICAL SCIENCE
Academic Honors:		COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Dates of Attendance:		08/21/1978 to 05/10/1985
Name On School's Records:		NATHANIEL M JONES, JR.
Date Awarded:		05/13/1989
Degree Title:		JURIS DOCTOR
Official Name of School:		HOWARD UNIVERSITY
School Division:		SCHOOL OF LAW
Major Course(s) of Study(and NCES CIP Code, if available):		LAW
Dates of Attendance:		08/15/1985 to 05/12/1989

So we leave it up to you readers to decide which of the reports you will believe.  We have provided as much information as we have at our disposal.  If anything changes, we'll let you know.