Tar Heels Under Fire, Release Emails Discussing Changed Grades for Athletes

On Thursday, May 12, 2016, collegiate sports powerhouse the University of North Carolina publicly revealed a slew of emails that show what appears to be professors and university staff engaged in discussions to boost or change the grades of student-athletes. The disclosure comes in response to an official NCAA academic fraud investigation into the school, and centers around the women’s basketball team.

The released emails, many of which have been redacted to protect certain players and professors, show university employees openly talking about expediently changing …

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In-Depth Look: ex-UNC Athletes Sue for the Education They Were Denied

On Thursday, January 22, two more former student-athletes filed a lawsuit against both the University of North Carolina and the NCAA, claiming the institutions failed to safeguard and provide scholarship student-athletes with a meaningful education, directly attacking the ‘amateurism’ model the NCAA uses to defend its rules against student-athlete compensation.

The lawsuit filed is the second of its type stemming from the scandal exposed by the release of the Wainstein Report last October.  The report, investigated and written by former federal prosecutor Kenneth Wainstein, largely …

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UNC Academic Fraud Report Released: 18 years of easy A’s

On Wednesday, October 22,  the report documenting an eight month in-depth investigation of alleged academic fraud at the University of North Carolina was released implicating over 3,000 students during 18 years of NCAA competition.

The report, authored by former federal prosecutor, Kenneth Wainstein, exposes a practice engaged in by counselors and teachers to protect student-athletes from academic requirements affecting their eligibility in competition.  Student-athletes were ushered into certain “paper classes” that required little to no work, attendance, or participation for a good grade.

The scandal …

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