An N.C. General Assembly bill that would have required most of the state’s universities to pay student-athletes failed to pass a House of Representatives committee on Tuesday.
Read More »Faculty Executive Committee members discussed new specialized education proposals for UNC athletes when they met Monday.
Read More »After the Wainstein report was released in October, the University introduced several initiatives to address the wrongdoings it revealed.
Read More »The NCAA and the University filed a motion Monday to dismiss the lawsuit filed against them in January by two former UNC athletes.
Read More »To Richard Southall, the academic scandal at UNC is a reflection of what happens when student-athletes are not compensated.
Read More »Jan Boxill, the former faculty chairwoman and ethics professor, resigned from the University after the Wainstein report showed that Boxill used her role as the academic counselor for the women’s basketball team to perpetuate the paper classes scandal. In a letter to Provost Jim Dean dated Feb.
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The Faculty Athletics Committee spent half of its Tuesday meeting in closed session, as the members discussed specific student-athletes’ cases.
Read More »Accusations of academic fraud have reached a graduate program.
Read More »All three student body president candidates this year — Houston Summers, Kathryn Walker and David Marsh — said they want to see more connection between different sectors of UNC’s community, but they have different strategies for obtaining that goal.
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Nearly 100 days have passed since the release of the Wainstein report, and UNC still appears far from reaching the closure that it seeks.
Read More »New NCAA legislation that allows universities to pay athletes for the full cost of college attendance was met with positive reactions from the Student-Athlete Academic Initiative Working Group on Tuesday.
Read More »UNC was one of 65 schools that voted to pass legislation on Saturday to better financially support student-athletes across the country with an increased value of athletic scholarships.
Read More »Since the release of the Wainstein report, professor Tim McMillan’s students have said they’re disappointed with the findings and that he had to leave because of his involvement.
Read More »UNC retained the New York City-based law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom for help with the University’s “numerous pressing legal challenges.”
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In a 223-page response on Monday, the University defended its integrity to its accrediting agency.
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Former athletic learning specialist Mary Willingham has always said she filed her lawsuit against UNC for one reason — to get her job back.
Read More »After naming most of its objectives, the Student-Athlete Academic Initiative Working Group is considering handing over its responsibilities to the Faculty Athletics Committee and other committees.
Read More »Since the release of the Wainstein report in October, Student Body President Andrew Powell has watched student-athletes and the athletic department squirm under the national microscope.
Read More »Starting point guard Marcus Paige might be an amateur, but this month his signed jersey is going for about $270 on Ebay — nearly $195 more than what UNC Student Stores charges for his nameless, unsigned jersey’s replica.
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