Prof Charged with Fraud for No-show Classes

[oldmom4896]

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How many of these “student-athletes” are capable of handling a normal course load at college? They’ve been admitted to play football, and most aren’t qualified to do much else–nor do they want to (or they would). But that’s the route they’ve chosen. If they don’t make it in the pros, will they be any worse off than if they had foregone football altogether attended community college or trade school? That’s the real question. But again, these are choices, freely made.

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<p>Choices made by 17-year-olds and their parents who are mostly not well-educated in these things. Choices offered by institutions whose mission is to do right by their students.</p>

[Marsian]

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Some of them are very, very good students indeed, but they like the work hard/play hard/rah rah milieu - it’s what they want and what their parents (especially OOS) are paying for. … Not a knock on UNC in particular - it’s just an extension of high school.

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<p>mini – This sounded like a rather pointed slap at UNC’s academics. Actually, more than some of the students are “very, very good” and it’s a far cry from high school.</p>

<p>I have read your posts on alcohol abuse on campuses and in society in general and I have a great deal of respect for your experience and knowledge, so I will defer to you entirely on that issue.</p>

<p>Let me explain what I meant. I said that “alcohol problems are pervasive in nearly all types of colleges and universities, from the top to the bottom”. By “nearly all types” I was referring to the fact that Dartmouth, UT-Austin, and East Carolina, all very different universities, have reputations for heavy drinking, and that schools of all types of selectivity have problems with alcohol abuse. I am aware (please correct me if I am wrong) that alcohol use is lower at HBCUs, and that it is higher at northeastern schools, at rural schools, and at schools with a dominating Greek life. By using the word “types,” I was referring to small/large, public/private, and highly ranked/lower ranked.</p>

<p>If you would like to elaborate on the characteristics of schools that have more alcohol problems, I would be interested in hearing them.</p>

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Now, don’t make me defend UNC again. It really ****es me off.

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<p>SomeOldGuy – Yeah, I get it. I complimented Duke’s football program. ****ed me off too, but I had to tell the truth. :)</p>

[Swimkidsdad]

<p>Comments such as this</p>

<p>“They are students majoring in football and not getting paid while the school and the NCAA commit legalized slavery.”</p>

<p>and this</p>

<p>“The real victims are the gladiators”</p>

<p>indicate that the posters are unfamiliar with the NCAA rules for athletic institutional financial aid. From the NCAA website for national letter of intent:</p>

<p>"What is the National Letter of Intent (NLI)? </p>

<p>The NLI is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an NLI member institution. </p>

<p>Prospective student-athlete agrees to attend the institution full-time for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters). </p>

<p>Institution agrees to provide athletic financial aid for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters). </p>

<p>Basic Penalty for not fulfilling the NLI agreement: Serve one year in residence (full‐time two semesters or three quarters) at the next NLI member Institution and lose one season of competition in all sports."</p>

[Swimkidsdad]

<p>I find this interesting</p>

<p>“AFAM 280 is the focus of a criminal indictment against Mr. Nyang’oro that was issued last month.”</p>

<p>Note that this is a criminal case and not a civil case accusing Nyang’oro of defrauding UNC. </p>

<p>“Handed up by an Orange County, N.C., grand jury, the indictment charged Nyang’oro with “unlawfully, willfully and feloniously” accepting payment “with the intent to cheat and defraud” the university in connection with the AFAM course — a virtually unheard-of legal accusation against a professor.” </p>

<p>Note that for this case to go forward the academic deans and the administration will need to assist the prosecutors with this case. Basically the academic dean and the UNC administration is squaring off against a retired department head. The motivation for the UNC administration to pursue this case now, after NCAA sanctions have already taken place and Nyang’oro has retired, is not entirely clear. It may be that the administration is trying to clean house and motivate other professor who teach (or not) courses similar to AFAM 280 to change their ways.</p>

[straightshooter]

<p>“Basic Penalty for not fulfilling the NLI agreement: Serve one year in residence (full‐time two semesters or three quarters) at the next NLI member Institution and lose one season of competition in all sports.”</p>

<p>What does have to do with the universities making millions of dollars (including licensing) off of these kids and giving them free tuition which the otherwise would never utilize?</p>

[Swimkidsdad]

<p>It is not unusual for some posters on CC to describe NCAA student athletes as “slaves” or gladiators" however these statements are incorrect. As can be seen by reading the rules for NLI an athlete is free to choose whether or not they want to participate in college athletics and are also free to choose which school they play for. Per NCAA regulations football players are required to attend practice for 20 hours a week in season and can be required to attend practice for 8 hours a week out of season. For this participation a football player receives tuition, room and board with a yearly market value of $20,000 to $60,000. The majority of D1 football programs either break even or lose money.</p>

<p>Once an athlete signs a NLI the penalty for enrolling in another school is a ban from competing for 1 year. This rule is extremely effective because college football players want to play. Without this ban the NLI process would become very chaotic .</p>