My Experience as a UNC Student-Athlete: A (Not So) Different Perspective

Posted Jul 14, 2014
Former UNC golfer Bob Cherry recalls his academic experience as a student-athlete who took one of the infamous "paper classes" and earned a real education nonetheless. In fact, Bob Cherry is now Dr. Cherry, a practicing dentist in Wilmington, NC. Although his perspective on the academic experience of UNC student-athletes is different from what the media has presented, he believes it is not so different from what the vast majority of UNC student-athletes believe. (Coaching the Mind)

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