Southern U. Implicates 541 in Money-for-Grades Scandal

[LXAAlum]

From The Associated Press:

Published: Apr 1, 2004






BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - An investigation into a money-for-grades scandal at Southern University has implicated 541 current and former students and could lead to the revocation of some degrees, the school says.
Chancellor Edward Jackson said Wednesday the scandal at the nation's largest historically black university dates to 1995 and involves both undergraduate and graduate students paying to have their grades changed.

The scandal involved the alteration of computer records and paper documents.

"Let me assure everyone that we will not tolerate any unethical and-or illegal activities at Southern University," Jackson said. "If we find it, we will stop it. We will correct it, and we will report it."

Jackson said the school's report has been turned over to the district attorney for possible prosecution.

Southern is contacting the 541 people, each of whom will be offered a hearing before a panel of administrators and faculty members, Jackson said.

Jackson said the scandal came to light in March 2003, when a student who had enrolled in a Southern graduate program presented credentials showing that she had earned a bachelor's degree from that department. The department had no record that the woman had ever graduated.

University auditors discovered that unauthorized entries had been made in a number of academic records.

To prevent similar abuses, the 17,000-student university has new controls in place and has assigned an auditor to monitor the registrar's office, Jackson said.

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Originally posted by LXAAlum
From The Associated Press:

Published: Apr 1, 2004






BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - An investigation into a money-for-grades scandal at Southern University has implicated 541 current and former students and could lead to the revocation of some degrees, the school says.
Chancellor Edward Jackson said Wednesday the scandal at the nation's largest historically black university dates to 1995 and involves both undergraduate and graduate students paying to have their grades changed.

The scandal involved the alteration of computer records and paper documents.

"Let me assure everyone that we will not tolerate any unethical and-or illegal activities at Southern University," Jackson said. "If we find it, we will stop it. We will correct it, and we will report it."

Jackson said the school's report has been turned over to the district attorney for possible prosecution.

Southern is contacting the 541 people, each of whom will be offered a hearing before a panel of administrators and faculty members, Jackson said.

Jackson said the scandal came to light in March 2003, when a student who had enrolled in a Southern graduate program presented credentials showing that she had earned a bachelor's degree from that department. The department had no record that the woman had ever graduated.

University auditors discovered that unauthorized entries had been made in a number of academic records.

To prevent similar abuses, the 17,000-student university has new controls in place and has assigned an auditor to monitor the registrar's office, Jackson said.

April Fools?

[James]

Some idiot always has to stuff it up for everyone else.

Originally posted by LXAAlum
From The Associated Press:

Published: Apr 1, 2004





Jackson said the scandal came to light in March 2003, when a student who had enrolled in a Southern graduate program presented credentials showing that she had earned a bachelor's degree from that department. The department had no record that the woman had ever graduated.

University auditors discovered that unauthorized entries had been made in a number of academic records.