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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788165603321

Autore

Smith Jay M.

Titolo

Cheated : the UNC scandal, the education of athletes, and the future of big-time college sports / / Jay M. Smit and Mary Willingham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Herndon, Virginia : , : Potomac Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-61234-747-9

1-61234-749-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (523 p.)

Disciplina

796.04/309756565

Soggetti

Cheating (Education) - North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Athletes - Education - North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Universities and colleges - Corrupt practices - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1. Paper-Class Central; 2. A Fraud in Full; 3. The Making of a Cover-up; 4. Lost Opportunities; 5. The University Doubles Down; 6. On a Collision Course; 7. No one ever asked me to write anything before;  8. Tricks of the Trade; 9. Echoes across the Land; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Index; About Jay M. Smith and Mary Willingham

Sommario/riassunto

Examines athletic-academic corruption at UNC-Chapel Hill and in NCAA athletics. --