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Here’s the timeline of the UNC academic scandal, from 2011 until now

UNC Chancellor Carol L. Folt listens as Bubba Cunningham, UNC-Chapel Hill athletic director, answers a question about future NCAA sanctions in 2014.
UNC Chancellor Carol L. Folt listens as Bubba Cunningham, UNC-Chapel Hill athletic director, answers a question about future NCAA sanctions in 2014. cliddy@newsobserver.com

In 2011, a paper filled with plagiarism and a suspicious grade on a transcript cracked open what experts say is the worst academic fraud in NCAA history. This timeline tells the tale of the case.

This story was originally published May 25, 2017 at 1:27 PM with the headline "Here’s the timeline of the UNC academic scandal, from 2011 until now."

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