Apparent Peppers transcript being reviewed by UNC

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Apparent Peppers transcript being reviewed by UNC

Aug 14, 2012

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Chapel Hill, N.C. — University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill leaders are investigating how an apparent student-athlete’s transcript ended up on the school's website.

UNC will not confirm or deny the transcript is that of former football and basketball player Julius Peppers, but the transcript raises questions about whether the current academic scandal dates back 10 years or more. More Info Archive: UNC football investigations

A search of the UNC website turned up a result called “Grade Summary for Julius Frazier Peppers.” The link was taken down but not before some screen shots were saved.

The apparent transcript shows Peppers took four independent studies courses in the African and Afro-American Studies department, including the same one three times. Those classes, which don't require class time, were some of the more than four dozen classes that were the focus of a WRAL investigation earlier this month.

According to the record, Peppers received at least a B in three of those courses. Courses outside that department were mostly C's, D's, and F's.

"Student academic records should never be accessible to the public, and the University is investigating reports of what appears to be a former student transcript on the University's website," UNC said in a statement Monday. More Info More UNC Stories

The transcript does not list an instructor for the classes so it is unclear if Peppers took classes from the former department head, Julius Nyang'oro, who stepped down this summer because of the academic scandal.

UNC, which is currently reviewing the African and Afro-American Studies irregularities, hasn't said if it will review these earlier classes. Instead, the focus is on the release of the transcript, a possible violation of federal law.

If the transcript that labeled Peppers is accurate, the finding raises more questions about the courses and whether Peppers was even eligible to play.

Attempts by WRAL to reach Peppers’ agent, Carl Carey, went unanswered Monday. Carey was Peppers’ academic advisor at UNC before becoming his professional agent.

Peppers played at Carolina from 1999 to 2001 and was selected No. 2 overall by the Carolina Panthers.

Reporter: Cullen Browder
Web Editor: Aaron Schoonmaker

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RE: Apparent Peppers transcript being reviewed by UNC

Instead of talking about it, why doesn't UNC just look it up on Student Records? All official transcripts can be accessed in a minute or two from the University system!!!!

RE: Apparent Peppers transcript being reviewed by UNC

not all schools cheat.

http://www.witn.com/sports/ecu/headlines/Internal_Audit_Examines_ECU_Student_Athletes_Academics_163104656.html

RE: Apparent Peppers transcript being reviewed by UNC

NC STATE UNIVERSITY- Where the failure of other is our success!

LOL
is that what the BANNERS read???

who knew???

bahahhahhahahhahaha!!! these poor hole fans have run out of fingers to point with.

it's AWESOME!!!

RE: Apparent Peppers transcript being reviewed by UNC

Deacons, I've always had respect for you but come on man.

It's an epidemic issue at UNC-CHeat. Academics takes a backseat to tuition and athletics. They want to get as many students as they can through their system so they can get more students and more dollars. It's a system not a place for academic learning.

A degree from UNC-CHeat is not worth much at all UNLESS it's from one of their graduate schools like denistry and pharmacy. The undergrad degrees are literally a dime a dozen.

It takes very little to be a Tarhole undergrad.
- Posted by MarcoPolo

It's sad that someone actually thinks this. "A dime a dozen"? They may have pulled strings for football and now accusations of basketball, but students that go there for an education work hard to earn their degrees.
- Posted by senor wuf

Thanks, senor wuf. As bad as this academic fraud is (and it IS bad), I believe the students going to Carolina had to work their rear ends off just to get in, and they have to work very hard to earn their degree and graduate. The "normal" student and the "student athletes" are very differnt animals, and I'm not speaking about all athletes, I'm addressing the football and basketball players. A degree from Carolina still opens a lot of doors and means something, just as a degree from NC State means a lot. It's easy to kick Carolina when it's down; thank you for taking the high road and not attacking the entire University.

RE: Apparent Peppers transcript being reviewed by UNC

Please explain to me why this has not brought into question the academics of the basketball team? After all, Peppers was on the basketball team too and his coaches had to be aware of his academic record and I wonder what other basketball players are in the same boat?
- Posted by Deacons

That, Deacs, is the million dollar question. I do believe if the basketball team is involved, it will come out. Carolina has officially run out of rocks to hide things under.

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