
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has agreed to pay $335,000 to a former employee to settle a lawsuit she brought against the school after facing what she claimed was retaliation for whistleblowing on lax academic standards for athletes.
by Warner Todd Huston18 Mar 2015, 12:09 AM PST0

The University of North Carolina men’s basketball team honored legendary coach Dean Smith, who passed away earlier this month by starting their game today against Georgia Tech, by running the offense that he popularized in the early 1960s. Not only
by Trent Baker21 Feb 2015, 11:26 AM PST0

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Mexico for two days to “enhance bilateral” ties. The Muslim president used his public appearance in the Mexican capital to send a message to the United States government, however, and to attack President Barack Obama.
by Mary Chastain15 Feb 2015, 7:06 AM PST0

The latest in the wide ranging athletic grade fixing scandal in the nation’s colleges and universities finds the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill moving to dismiss a staff member and attempting to fire a professor involved in helping athletes pass non-existent classes in order to maintain eligibility for the school’s athletic programs.
by Warner Todd Huston2 Jan 2015, 11:00 AM PST0