ACADEMIC SCANDAL AT WINSTON-SALEM STATE: “Because of WSSU’s low graduation rate, school officials had to decide whether to change its admission standards and move to attract a higher quality of student, or to lower course standards to make it appear that students were more successful. During faculty and staff meetings, this was discussed and the chancellor stated that he did not want to change the ‘look’ of WSSU. Raising admission standards would mean fewer students on campus and therefore less state money flowing in. The path the administration took was to make it seem as though students were doing better.”