niyad asked to me to cross post my post about Jan Kemp in this forum

[CottonBear]

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216730630#post38

This post is related to the current Georgia Senate race and specifically to Herschel Walker.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Kemp

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Jan H. Kemp (March 13, 1949 – December 4, 2008) was an American academic and English tutor who exposed the bias in passing college football players and filed a lawsuit against the University of Georgia.

Born in Griffin, Georgia, Kemp earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a doctorate in English education from the University of Georgia. She began teaching at her alma mater in 1978. In 1981 Kemp was one of the teachers who complained claiming that Georgia officials had intervened allowing nine college football players to pass a remedial English course, allowing them to play against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl for the national championship in 1981.

Kemp was demoted in 1982 and dismissed one year later. She then filed a lawsuit claiming she had been fired due to her complaints about the passing of players. During the time after she was dismissed Kemp tried to commit suicide twice. The University defended its actions saying that Kemp was dismissed for "disruptive conduct and for failure to conduct adequate scholarly research."[1]

The jury found the University liable for the illegal dismissal of Kemp and she was awarded $2.5 million, which was later reduced to $1.08 million. Kemp was reinstated and University President Fred C. Davison resigned. After the trial Kemp spoke to The New York Times, saying, "All over the country, athletes are used to produce revenue. I've seen what happens when the lights dim and the crowd fades. They're left with nothing. I want that stopped." Kemp retired from teaching in 1990 and was named a hero of the 1980s by People magazine.

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Georgia Republican Senate candidate, Herschel Walker, played on the 1980 Championship team and left UGA early without graduating.

[niyad]

1. Thank you so much for bringing this brave woman to us. Taking on college football culture

took a great deal of courage and certainty.

[CottonBear]

3. You're welcome. nt

[spicysista]

2. Wow!

I had never heard of Jan Kemp's story before. Thank you for teaching me something new!

[CottonBear]

4. I attended UGA during this time.

This was a really important event that was in the news both statewide and nationally.

[brer cat]

5. I remember that well.

She was probably the most hated person in GA at the time.