Auburn U. Settles With Professor Who Handed Out Easy Grades to Athletes.

Auburn University has settled its dispute with a tenured professor concerning grades given to students in "directed reading" courses that were viewed as too high. The university will end dismissal proceedings against Thomas A. Petee, a sociology professor and former chairman of the sociology department, who was thought to have given high grades to students, including many student athletes. Under the terms of the settlement, Petee will retain his tenured professorship and an annual salary of about $90,000, but will not return to the classroom, according to the article.