CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) β Professors at North Carolina’s flagship public university say the school should give up national championships, turn away some profits generated by big-time sports and apologize to a campus whistleblower after learning about a scheme that used fake to keep some athletes eligible for years.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Faculty Council met Friday with Chancellor Carol Folt to discuss an investigation that found that university leaders and faculty members missed or ignored red flags over an academic fraud scandal that ran for nearly two decades.
Several professors said the school should apologize to Mary Willingham, a former learning specialist who went public with concerns about low reading levels for athletes and bogus grades. Chief academic officer James Dean declined to talk about Willingham, citing her pending lawsuit.
