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Friday, November 03, 2006

Academic Evasion Centers


'At the University of Tennessee in the late 1990s, a tenured English professor, Linda Bensel-Meyers, found that athletic tutors were doing too much of the work themselves and that the athletic department had the influence to change grades. Bensel-Meyers was ostracized for bringing her findings public, and she later left for the University of Denver.

“Based on my experiences, I would have to say that athletic academic assistance centers serve more as academic evasion centers,” Ms. Bensel-Meyers said.'


--new york times--
Posted at: 11/03/2006 10:56:00 PM