RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A former staffer at the center of North Carolina’s multi-year academic scandal defended the quality of courses offered and her attorney says the NCAA has falsely charged her with wrongdoing.
In an affidavit, Deborah Crowder - a retired administrator in the formerly named African and Afro-American Studies (AFAM) department - said she didn’t create courses to provide special assistance to athletes. She said both athletes and non-athletes “were treated equal” and had access to the courses through academic counselors.
Elliot Abrams, Crowder’s Raleigh-based attorney, said Thursday he sent the affidavit and a letter to the NCAA in response to its Notice of Allegations outlining five charges against the school, including lack of institutional control.
UNC faces a deadline next week to respond to those charges.
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