HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: UNC prof. awarded back pay after drug smuggling conviction. “The appellate court determined that the university incorrectly put Frampton on unpaid leave, without first seeking disciplinary action. The court decided that the professor is to be awarded his lost pay from the time his case began up until the date of his firing.”

It’s actually kind of a sad, pathetic story. He’s written a book on his experience, Tricked!: The story of an internet scam.