Clarification: Julius Nyang’oro has only resigned as chairman of the African and Afro-American Studies department, not as a professor at the University.
The professor who did not catch plagiarized papers turned in by a UNC football player resigned Thursday from his position as chairman of the African and Afro-American Studies department. He will continue to serve as a professor in the department.
Professor Julius Nyang'oro has resigned as chairman of his department.
Julius Nyang’oro taught Michael McAdoo, a football player who was ruled permanently ineligible to play college football by the NCAA after the cheating allegations. The News and Observer also reported that Nyang’oro gave former football player Marvin Austin a B plus in a 400 level course when Austin was a freshman, before he had completed a remedial writing course.
Nyang’oro also hired Carl Carey Jr, a sports agent, to teach a summer class in the department, the News and Observer reported in an Aug. 27 article. Carey was representing two UNC football players who had been selected in the spring’s NFL draft, the article said.
His resignation as chairman is effective immediately, Chancellor Holden Thorp said in a statement.
I have accepted Professor Julius Nyang’oro’s resignation from his position as chair of the department, effective immediately. We will continue to review the facts to determine whether there have been any violations of university policy and to determine what additional actions are necessary.
I want to affirm the value we place on our African and Afro-American Studies department. This is an important area of study for a prestigious Southern university, and that makes it all the more important that we correct any problems that may exist within the department.
Here are other some related stories on Nyang’oro’s resignation:
- “UNC chairman resigns amid athletic scandal” by The News & Observer
- “Afro-American Studies department chairman implicated in football investigation resigns” by The Daily Tar Heel
- “UNC prof linked to football investigation resigns position” by WRAL
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this should have occurred much longer ago given the neglect this department had since the late 1990s. Is this professor really able to teach effectively with these sort of ranglings? Who administrator allowed these improper actions to occurr?
Comment by ashely on January 7, 2012 at 7:09 pm