So while Mr. Big Stick thumped his chest about Penn State—before and after delivering the sanctions—we haven’t heard squat from him about what will become the worst infractions case in the history of college sports. And that was before the latest mind-numbing details released Monday by the News & Observer: the gross case of academic […]
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N&O: UNC-CH athletic advisers steered players to no-show classes
The N&O’s Dan Kane is at it again this evening, this time highlighting the fact that athletes not only made up a disproportionate number of enrollments, but that there was a systematic and accepted practice of steering athletes to no-show classes. So important was this mission that it took 115 employees and a cushy multi-million […]
“Clustering” at The Flagship?
Dan Kane isn’t letting up, referencing a report two years ago by the Indianapolis Star questioning “clustering” (or, as they say in Swahili, kuna tofauti za) at The Flagship (News & Observer): The report notes that seven of the players on UNC-Chapel Hill’s 2005 championship team who had graduated by the time the story was […]
UNC-CH academic scandal update & Tar Heel police blotter roundup
A WRAL story that went up this evening has some interesting details regarding the widening academic scandal in Chapel Hill. The most important thing to me is the revelation that, according to the article, ~58% of the students in the “suspect” classes were athletes: More than half of the students enrolled in the classes in question were […]
Ovies: North Carolina’s NCAA gift that keeps on giving (updated with commentary 3:49 pm)
Full link. While a sports related scandal exposed possible fraud within the African and Afro-American Studies department, the issue goes well beyond athletics. It eats at the core of what a university is all about. North Carolina prides itself in national academic recognition. That’s why public comments from chancellor Holden Thorp and UNC system president […]
N & O: UNC-CH football and basketball players made up 39% of the suspect classes
I hope nobody passes out from shock when they read this N & O article that explains how UNC-CH football and basketball players accounted for a wildly disproportionate number of the enrollees in the imaginary classes over in Chapel Hill. We never saw that one coming! Wow! Who could have imagined! Some highlights: There were […]
Academic fraud found at UNC-CH
This is an excellent article from the News and Observer. No-show professors, unauthorized grade changes, plagiarism, and forgery are all mentioned prominently. The whole thing is a must-read, but here are some highlights: One of the no-show classes is the Swahili course taken by former football player Michael McAdoo that prompted NCAA findings of impermissible […]
Agents give UNC Players Gifts & Grades?!?
The N&O has been trickling out some damning pieces the past few weeks aimed at UNC and their academics. This morning Dan Kane has new revelations surrounding the “Public Ivy”. Sports agent taught class at UNC-CH At a time when UNC-Chapel Hill officials were embarrassed to find that sports agents had infiltrated the football program, […]
N&O: UNC professor back home, still unavailable on McAdoo plagiarism
Chancellor Holden Thorp, in an interview last week, said he is not going to dig into Nyang’oro’s handling of the paper. “It’s very unfortunate what happened here, but I don’t get into grading for faculty members,” he said. Could you imagine if the NC State Administration had openly proclaimed they weren’t going to look into […]
Guiding Principles of Sanctions for Academic Dishonesty at UNC-CH
Guiding Principles of Sanctions for Academic Dishonesty at UNC-CH 2. Academic Dishonesty. a. For an initial instance of academic dishonesty, …i. The usual sanction for grade-related misconduct shall be a failing grade in the course, an aspect or component of the course, or on the assignment as recommended by the instructor, and suspension for one […]
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