Aug 31, 2012
Chapel Hill, N.C. — The NCAA told University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill officials last week that questionable practices in one of the university's academic departments didn't violate any NCAA rules, UNC officials said Friday.
A review by UNC found problems with 54 classes in the African and Afro-American Studies Department in a four-year period, with most of the issues linked to former department chair Julius Nyang’oro and a retired administrative assistant. Another review, led by former Gov. Jim Martin, is ongoing and looking into how far back the problems may have gone.
Independent studies within the Af-Am department received particular scrutiny after an investigation by WRAL News showed they were over-enrolled and under-supervised compared with similar courses in other departments.
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The NCAA worked with UNC officials on their initial investigation in the summer of 2010 and found no violations of the organization's rules that would bring into question the eligibility of any student-athletes. UNC officials said that as new information came to light, including the possibility that athletes might have been steered to the questionable Af-Am classes by athletic counselors, they forwarded it to the NCAA.
NCAA staff on Aug. 23 reiterated that no rules appear to have been broken, UNC officials said. There has been speculation that new revelations might result in more NCAA sanctions against the Tar Heel football team.
NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn declined to comment beyond confirming the statement that UNC issued on the matter.
"It's good news for the university. I mean, it really helps us so we don't have, like, a tarnished reputation," UNC freshman Chris Pollenz said.
"I'm obviously relieved, but at the end of the day, it's just something I just really don't try and think about too much," UNC senior William Heathcote said.
The NCAA gets involved in academic issues only when a staff member knowing arranges fraudulent academic credit or false transcripts for an athlete, regardless of whether the staff member acted alone or with the athlete, officials said. The organization also would get involved if an athlete knowingly arranged fraudulent academic credit or false transcripts, regardless of whether it affected eligibility.
New Af-Am department chairwoman Eunice Sahle told the UNC Board of Governors on Thursday that several practices, policies and procedures have been changed as a result of the investigation.
Among the modifications are new courses, a regulated process for students adding classes, stricter guidelines for independent study courses and syllabus reviews. The department will even get a new name, switching next year to the Department of African, African-American Diaspora Studies.
Chancellor Holden Thorp also outlined steps that UNC has taken at a university level to restore academic integrity and ensure transparency, including a new, public website – academicreview.unc.edu – that will track the continuing investigation.
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Rank: Sports Legend My prayers for you and your brother. Your bitterness and anger towards UNC for a very tough situation is quite short sighted and spiteful. Not sure I'd wash the laundry here but since you did...- Posted by pskunk119Glad you mentioned Atlanta. I had two tickets but had to pass up the trip. You see, my brother-in-law is on his last days in his 2 month battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He's a UNC fan, btw.- Posted by forautumn- Posted by pskunk119Yes. So intelligent. Nice analogy Dante.- Posted by forautumn
gee, I heard "if 10 people who rob a bank, the only person who gets in trouble is the person who gets caught. "
I'll leave the rest of the interpretation to you.
This. From the same guy that sucker punched a State player after another loss and ran like a sissy. The same guy that danced on the sideline last year, while his team was getting shutout. Kerliner class right thar.
Gee, I'm sorry....does that upset you?
Poor little guy.
Hey, shouldn't you be in Atlanta supporting your team? Or is your obsession keeping you attached to the computer?
Poor thing
He'd been sick since December. Been to his regular doctor (UNC grad) several times. PSA levels up, yet thinks it pancreatitis. She eventually refers him to a specialist (another UNC grad). He orders MRIs and other tests. MRIs show two masses in his pancreas. Doc says its pseudocysts. Eventually he decides to take out part of his pancreas. He goes to UNC hospital to have surgery. As soon as the surgeon gets in there, he sews him up. Cancer. Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. It's even spread to his stomach & his liver.
So if your UNC doctors were worth a ****, like you 'think' they are, he might have a chance. But because they aren't worth a ****, he doesn't.
Rank: Sports Legend - Posted by pskunk119Glad you mentioned Atlanta. I had two tickets but had to pass up the trip. You see, my brother-in-law is on his last days in his 2 month battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He's a UNC fan, btw.- Posted by forautumn- Posted by pskunk119Yes. So intelligent. Nice analogy Dante.- Posted by forautumn
gee, I heard "if 10 people who rob a bank, the only person who gets in trouble is the person who gets caught. "
I'll leave the rest of the interpretation to you.
This. From the same guy that sucker punched a State player after another loss and ran like a sissy. The same guy that danced on the sideline last year, while his team was getting shutout. Kerliner class right thar.
Gee, I'm sorry....does that upset you?
Poor little guy.
Hey, shouldn't you be in Atlanta supporting your team? Or is your obsession keeping you attached to the computer?
Poor thing
He'd been sick since December. Been to his regular doctor (UNC grad) several times. PSA levels up, yet thinks it pancreatitis. She eventually refers him to a specialist (another UNC grad). He orders MRIs and other tests. MRIs show two masses in his pancreas. Doc says its pseudocysts. Eventually he decides to take out part of his pancreas. He goes to UNC hospital to have surgery. As soon as the surgeon gets in there, he sews him up. Cancer. Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. It's even spread to his stomach & his liver.
So if your UNC doctors were worth a ****, like you 'think' they are, he might have a chance. But because they aren't worth a ****, he doesn't.
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