"More than 3,000 students — nearly half of them athletes — were permitted to take African-American Studies classes that involved no work, no attendance and obviously no learning. They were essentially expected to plagiarize their final papers, or else just write nonsensical essays — and many did. In the cases of several star athletes, the grades — which were (incredibly) awarded by the department's secretary and signed off by its chairman — kept them eligible to play basketball or football."Sunday, November 02, 2014
UNC scandal: An acute case of what ails academia | WashingtonExaminer.com
UNC scandal: An acute case of what ails academia | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"More than 3,000 students — nearly half of them athletes — were permitted to take African-American Studies classes that involved no work, no attendance and obviously no learning. They were essentially expected to plagiarize their final papers, or else just write nonsensical essays — and many did. In the cases of several star athletes, the grades — which were (incredibly) awarded by the department's secretary and signed off by its chairman — kept them eligible to play basketball or football."
"More than 3,000 students — nearly half of them athletes — were permitted to take African-American Studies classes that involved no work, no attendance and obviously no learning. They were essentially expected to plagiarize their final papers, or else just write nonsensical essays — and many did. In the cases of several star athletes, the grades — which were (incredibly) awarded by the department's secretary and signed off by its chairman — kept them eligible to play basketball or football."
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