08-19-2005, 04:47 PM
Scandal at Houston
Ex-instructor, athlete accuse school of grade-fixing
Posted: Friday August 19, 2005 1:23PM; Updated: Friday August 19, 2005 3:31PM
By George Dohrmann, SI.com
When Alex Brown became a coordinator for student-athlete academic support at the University of Houston in 1994, he believed the job would allow him to help black student-athletes earn their degrees. Instead, Brown says, he became the athletic department's "fixer," the man coaches and academic counselors went to when an athlete's academic eligibility was in peril and a quick remedy was needed.
From 1995 to 2003, Brown says he solicited from other University of Houston professors at least 25 improper grade changes for UH athletes at the behest of coaches and other school officials. In addition, he says he changed grades for at least 30 athletes in the class he taught, Introduction to African-American Studies, and committed other acts of academic misconduct.
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Brown says former University of Houston football player Brandon Evans, now with the Texans, did not complete coursework in Brown's summer classes. Evans says he earned every grade he received
you can read the rest of the story at this link --- <a href='http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/ncaa/08/19/houston/index.html' target='_blank'>Scandal at Houston</a>
Ex-instructor, athlete accuse school of grade-fixing
Posted: Friday August 19, 2005 1:23PM; Updated: Friday August 19, 2005 3:31PM
By George Dohrmann, SI.com
When Alex Brown became a coordinator for student-athlete academic support at the University of Houston in 1994, he believed the job would allow him to help black student-athletes earn their degrees. Instead, Brown says, he became the athletic department's "fixer," the man coaches and academic counselors went to when an athlete's academic eligibility was in peril and a quick remedy was needed.
From 1995 to 2003, Brown says he solicited from other University of Houston professors at least 25 improper grade changes for UH athletes at the behest of coaches and other school officials. In addition, he says he changed grades for at least 30 athletes in the class he taught, Introduction to African-American Studies, and committed other acts of academic misconduct.
Brown says former University of Houston football player Brandon Evans, now with the Texans, did not complete coursework in Brown's summer classes. Evans says he earned every grade he received
you can read the rest of the story at this link --- <a href='http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/ncaa/08/19/houston/index.html' target='_blank'>Scandal at Houston</a>