Article bashes Harvard Extension ALM Grad

[smartdegree]

... but in the end, it's a bona fide degree from Harvard University. That part doesn't change.

Actually, that's the crux of the matter.  If you read many of these articles bashing Harvard Extension students, the theme is that they don't believe they are "bona fide" Harvard students.  In the real world, perception is sometimes just as important as the truth.