A Nashville university is embroiled in a grade-fixing scandal. There are allegations that hundreds of grades were intentionally changed, not by students but by Tennessee State University administrators.
The TSU chapter of the American Association of University Professors claimed "someone in the administration initiated a large number of grade changes (hundreds) in general education math courses (the grades were changed from I to C).
But, TSU President Portia Shields said that's absolutely false. Shields said what really happened was teachers were just trying to follow new state guidelines that prevent faculty from handing out "incompletes" as frequently as they did before.
The Tennessee Board of Regents said four-year universities can no longer have developmental courses. Before, students could keep retaking courses until they passed. Now, "incompletes" are only handed out for extenuating circumstances, and students either pass the course or they don't.
Students will soon be getting a letter from the university addressing the allegations of grade changing. The president said the letter will explain what happened.
In the meantime, a town hall meeting will be held at St. James Missionary Baptist Church Tuesday night at 6 p.m. to address the controversy.
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