UNC-Chapel Hill has spent more than $7.5 million for legal and public relations help with its academic fraud scandal. Another $3 million was spent investigating the scandal. The university paid three law firms and one public relations firm between 2012–2015. More than 720 hours of investigating went into the report. Another external investigation took 4,184 hours. None of the money came from tuition dollars or state funding, according to university officials. Unrestricted earnings from the UNC-CH Foundation Inc. are paying the legal fees, while private donations are paying for the PR costs.
SOURCE: WRAL