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Wainstein's report, NCAA notices and accrediting response paint different pictures

By Morgan Vickers , Samantha Sabin , Colleen Moir , Sara Salinas , Lauren Kent and Bradley Saacks | April 26

In October 2014, the public was given what was considered the end of UNC’s yearslong academic-athletic scandal: independent investigator Kenneth Wainstein’s ...

Amended NOA alters possible NCAA scandal sanction outlook

By Bradley Saacks | April 25

Worries that the NCAA will make an example out of UNC with an over-the-top punishment were lessened with Monday’s release of the amended Notice of Allegations. ...

New NOA without mention of football or men's basketball

By Jane Wester , Bradley Saacks and Pat James | April 25

UNC has received the new Notice of Allegations from the NCAA today, UNC spokesperson Jim Gregory confirmed. The first Notice of Allegations received by ...

Provost: Monitoring report sent to accrediting agency that visited last week

By Anna Freeman | April 21

UNC submitted its first monitoring report March 11 in response to its accrediting agency, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, ...

Scandal progress from NCAA, SACS set for this summer

By Bradley Saacks | April 19

UNC’s academic-athletic scandal has dominated headlines for more than five years now, and this summer will be no different.

UNC posts first monitoring report, defends integrity for accrediting agency

By Bradley Saacks | April 15

"These documents go well beyond the information sought by the Commission and evidence the extraordinary — indeed unparalleled — lengths to which the ...

Provost's office checks up on lectures

By Dylan Tastet | April 14

This story is part of aseriesfrom The Daily Tar Heel examining the more than 70 reforms the University has said were made since information about the ...

Reforms streamline grade change process

By Piper Anderson | March 8

This story is part of a series from The Daily Tar Heel examining the more than 70 reforms the University has said were made since information about the ...

UNC admissions uses projected GPA

By Belle Hillenburg | February 29

By Belle Hillenburg Staff Writer This story is part of a series from The Daily Tar Heel examining the more than 70 reforms the University has said were ...

After the Wainstein report, ethics working group has completed review

By Katie Reeder | February 8

A new senior-level position now exists as a demonstration of the University’s commitment to integrity.

Tutor coordinator relieved logistical burden from counselors

By Katie Reeder | February 1

This story is part of a series from The Daily Tar Heel examining the more than 70 reforms the University has said were made since information about the ...

On Tuesday, members of different academic and athletic departments met for a Faculty Athletics Committee Meeting to discuss issues surrounding athletic policies and procedures.

Faculty discuss resolutions and solutions to support student athletes

By Maggie Budd | January 13

Time was of the essence at a Faculty Athletic Committee meeting on Tuesday, as members discussed a resolution that will be voted on at the NCAA Annual ...

‘Unveriﬁed’ documentary challenges UNC academic-athletic scandal narratives

By Bradley Saacks | January 10

Next to a theater showing the latest James Bond movie, Varsity Theatre’s Friday night headliner was unusual — a documentary on the UNC academic-athletic ...

2 fired, 4 cleared in Wainstein review

By Jane Wester | November 13

The day the Wainstein report was released in 2014, Chancellor Carol Folt said nine UNC-Chapel Hill employees would face disciplinary review but refused ...

Two fired for role in academic scandal, four others cleared of wrongdoing

By Jane Wester | November 12

Drama professor Bobbi Owen's lawyer, Doug Kingsbery, says the Wainstein report was wrong about the former administrator's involvement in UNC's academic ...

More independent study rules since 2012

By Cailyn Derickson | November 4

This story is part of aseriesfrom The Daily Tar Heel examining the more than 70 reforms the University has said were made since information about the ...

Column: UNC shouldn’t discourage required transparency

By Bradley Saacks | October 26

On Monday, UNC posted an announcement on its scandal website without warning.

Interactive graphic: One year after the Wainstein report

By Liz Bell , Kelsey Weekman and Bradley Saacks | October 22

Check out this interactive graphic to see what UNC employees named in the Wainstein report think about it one year later:

A year after the Wainstein report, the NCAA and discipline decisions loom

By Liz Bell and Bradley Saacks | October 22

The final investigation. That was what the 136-page report on UNC’s academic-athletic scandal by former federal investigator Kenneth Wainstein and his ...

Defying critics in a shrunken department

By Jane Wester | October 22

In fall 2010, 104 students were majoring in the former Department of African and Afro-American Studies.