The Chronicle of Higher Education

Louisiana State U. Settles Lawsuit by Instructor Who Said She Was Pressured to Raise Athletes' Grades

By STEPHEN BURD

Without admitting guilt, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge agreed on Friday to pay $112,500 to settle a three-year-old lawsuit filed by a former instructor who said she had been pressured in the fall of 2000 to change the grades of football players to keep them eligible to play in the Peach...

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