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North Carolina Academic Fraud Went on for Years Amid Lax Oversight

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October 22, 2014 at 3:56pm
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So where you at NCAA???  Department of Education is the new police I guess?

Academic fraud that allegedly went on for years within a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill department frequented by athletes was carried out largely by two administrators, but thrived amid lax oversight and silence, according to a report released on Wednesday.

For instance, the report said that many of the counselors in a university department that provides academic counseling to athletes knew about the situation to varying degrees and often steered players to the courses. Some nicknamed classes within the program as “GPA boosters.” Others allegedly complained to Crowder that courses for athletes were too demanding.

At one point, men’s basketball coach Roy Williams became concerned about the African and Afro-American studies department and began steering players away from the program, Wainstein said. But academic counselors to the football team at one point held a meeting with football coaches in which they touted the benefits of the program, he said.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/report-details-academic-scandal-at-north-...

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