Aaron Beard, Associated PressStudentsAfter Hearing, UNC Awaits NCAA Ruling in Academic CaseThe University of North Carolina has wrapped up a two-day hearing with an NCAA infractions committee panel that will decide whether the school faces penalties tied to its multi-year academic scandal.August 17, 2017SportsNCAA Pulls 7 Events Out of North Carolina Due to LGBT LawBasketball-crazed North Carolina has lost its next chance to host NCAA men’s basketball tournament games along with several other championship events due to a state law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people. And the fallout may not be over. After the NCAA announced it is pulling seven championship events from North […]September 13, 2016SportsNorth Carolina Now on Clock to Respond in NCAA Academic CaseCHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― North Carolina is preparing for the next step toward a long-awaited resolution in the multi-year case centered around its academic fraud scandal. The school and individuals named for violations have 90 days to respond now that they finally know what NCAA charges they face. It’s the next procedural deadline, though not […]April 27, 2016Faculty & StaffNCAA Adds Charge, Removes Another from UNC Academic CaseCHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― After waiting eight months to find out how the NCAA would revise its list of charges tied to the North Carolina’s long-running academic fraud scandal, the school is in similar position it was before. UNC still faces five serious charges that include lack of institutional control. The governing body added a […]April 25, 2016StudentsNorth Carolina’s NCAA Academic Case Stuck in Holding PatternCHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― North Carolina’s long-running academic fraud scandal case seems stuck in procedural limbo. The NCAA charged the school in May with five violations, including lack of institutional control, but there has been little movement since. The NCAA is reviewing information reported by UNC in August and could amend the Notice of Allegations […]February 10, 2016SportsNCAA Hits UNC with 5 Violations in Wake of Academic ScandalNorth Carolina’s long-running academic fraud scandal now includes five NCAA charges, including a lack of institutional control for poor oversight of an academic department popular with athletes and the counselors who advised them.June 4, 2015StudentsUNC Receives NCAA Notice of Allegations in Academic Fraud CaseNorth Carolina has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA connected to the school’s academic fraud scandal.May 25, 2015Leadership & PolicyDA Mulls Dropping Ex-UNC Professor’s Fraud ChargeJulius Nyang’oro is embroiled in a scandal involving academics and athletics.June 24, 2014Leadership & PolicyDA: No Charges for Crowder in University of North Carolina Fraud CaseProblems in the African and Afro-American Studies department included classes that didn’t meet and unauthorized grade changes.March 5, 2014StudentsUniversity of North Carolina: Athlete Literacy Research Findings FlawedNorth Carolina’s top academic officer said Friday that reading specialist Mary Willingham’s findings on athlete literacy levels are flawed, though she stands firm that her research is “100 percent correct.”January 19, 2014Page 1 of 2Next Page
