I can't wait until her book comes out. :-) RTR LC --- Devonna Snuggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > seen this???? > > > May 31, 3:52 AM ET > > Bensel-Meyers' tenure will end by close of June > > Associated Press > > KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A University of Tennessee > professor at the center of an > NCAA investigation into academic fraud has resigned, > repeating her belief > the school exploits many athletes instead of > educating them. > English professor Linda Bensel-Meyers sent a letter > dated May 15 to John > Zomchick, head of the English Department, announcing > her resignation by the > end of June after 17 years at Tennessee. > "It is with mixed feelings that I leave the > department and the university, > although, as you are somewhat aware, I have been > forced to seek another > position by the university's refusal to uphold the > academic policies that I > was charged to enforce as the Director of > Composition for 14 years," > Bensel-Meyers wrote in the letter obtained Tuesday > by The Associated Press. > The letter said she would join the University of > Denver this fall, taking a > position in Renaissance studies. > Bensel-Meyers came forward in 1999 with allegations > that, among other > things, tutors wrote papers for athletes -- > particularly football players -- > and that athletes were steered toward easy classes > and had low grades raised > after they completed courses. The NCAA's two-year > inquiry into the reports > ended in 2001 and found no wrongdoing. > Zomchick, in his first year as director, said many > faculty respected > Bensel-Meyers and that he was sorry to see her > leave. > "I think there have been some positive changes here > at the university > because of her commitment and her efforts to bring > the education of athletes > to national attention," he said. "I think Linda also > raised all of our > consciousnesses to be more vigilant about academic > honesty and dishonesty. > Plagiarism is not something that is limited to > college athletes." > Vice President and Provost Loren Crabtree did not > immediately return calls > seeking comment. > Since the initial report of the allegations, > Bensel-Meyers was removed from > her position as director of composition and has been > teaching undergraduate > courses. > "To this day, no apology nor even a response has > been made to the many > members of my staff who filed formal complaints > about physical and verbal > abuse they sustained when attempting to report > plagiarism in the athletic > department office of student life," she wrote. "No > apologies have been made > to athletes who attempted to access an education per > the letter of their > scholarship, discovering they were forcibly labeled > 'learning disabled' and > told they had to let the tutors do their work for > them." > Since the investigation, the university moved the > authority over the > academic support services for athletes from the > athletic department to the > university provost. Tennessee also adopted stricter > guidelines for faculty > to obtain copies of student transcripts. > Bensel-Meyers said the problems she has witnessed > for more than 10 years > have not been cured. > "It is clear that the faculty and the students at > the University of > Tennessee will continue to be used as mere > investment capital for the > profitable business of its intercollegiate athletic > program," she wrote. > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics > Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your > subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
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