Former UNC official Nyang'oro will fight felony charge
Source: Raleigh News & Observer
HILLSBOROUGH The attorney for former UNC-Chapel Hill African studies chairman Julius Nyangoro said Tuesday that his client intends to fight a felony charge filed against him in a long-running academic fraud case.
Dr. Nyangoro is presumed to be innocent under our law, Bill Thomas, a Durham lawyer, said. Theres been one side of this story that has been put forth in the press, but hes going to have an opportunity to present his side. We intend to present his case in court. He is going to contest these charges.
An Orange County grand jury on Monday indicted Nyangoro on a charge of obtaining property by false pretenses. It is a low-level felony with a maximum sentence of 30 months in prison but would likely result in probation for Nyangoro if he were convicted.
Nyangoro, 59, of Durham, had his first appearance in District Court on Tuesday afternoon. He did not speak in court and offered no comment as he entered and exited the Orange County courthouse with his wife, Alu, and several other family members. Earlier in the day, he appeared before a magistrate and was released on a $30,000 bail bond.
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Athletes particularly those in the revenue-generating sports of football and mens basketball had a disproportionate presence in the classes, and correspondence from the tutoring program for athletes showed staff members there knew the classes didnt meet and were not challenging. Among the athletes they helped place in the classes were academically challenged freshmen, records show.
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7962
(11,841 posts)When you have schools like Notre Dame, who graduate a very high percentage of their athletes, able to compete at a high level with great success, it shows you dont have to fudge "education" to get a good team. There are other examples too, I just know ND has always had a 90%+ grad rate.
When these guys and girls get more special treatment with free passing grades, they continue to expect it when they get OUT of school.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Both are in their respective conference championship games. And one of Duke's division rivals is -- you guessed it -- UNC.
WilmywoodNCparalegal
(2,654 posts)in that they didn't even exist. Yet, these 'classes' are how many student-athletes were able to remain academically eligible despite abysmal grades in other courses (Julius Peppers comes to mind).