academic fraud

After an investigation into the academic scandals at UNC, it was found that my professor from my semester in Cape Town, Julius Nyang'oro, was responsible for 'irregularities' dating back to 1997.

I think there weren't any big surprises there; just revealing more frequent problems and not limited to athletes. Because of my semester abroad, plus one more course in the spring, I have a minor in African Studies. I feel funny about announcing that now on my resume.

And also there is this description:

Nyang'oro's practice of getting approval for lecture courses that involved no lectures but a single paper due at the semester's end started in 1997 — just months after AFAM was elevated from a curriculum to a department. Martin said there was no solid motive, but he suggested Nyang'oro could have been trying to boost enrollment in AFAM courses as a way to grow his faculty. The investigation found patterns of faculty no-show classes that peaked in 2005-06 and then dropped precipitously — to near zero by 2009. That's the year that Crowder, who has been implicated in abetting Nyang'oro's fraudulent practices, retired.

My semester abroad was similar to what is described: minimal lecture, and a large single paper due at the semester's end. But we did have interesting guest lectures, and we did each have an internship. That said, I wouldn't describe the experience as rigorous. Did I get a lot out of it? Oh, yes. But was the actual course work very strenuous? Not really.