UNC Pays Pretty PR Penny to Overcome Academic Fraud Scandal

When it comes to the tremendously competitive world of higher education, reputation is virtually everything; if students are going to incur years of debt in exchange for a diploma, they want that piece of paper to carry as much clout as possible. So when The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill found itself embroiled in academic scandal, it’s no surprise they called in some big PR guns — with big price tags to match.