From The Associated Press via The Charlotte Observer:A Virginia legislator says he will ask the General Assembly's investigative panel to look into the awarding of a degree by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe when he was in Richmond.
Lacey Putney said Tuesday that questions remain about the degree, which the university has concluded was awarded improperly. The Bedford independent said the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission needs to review the issue.
A report last week by a VCU committee determined that Monroe earned only 6 credit hours instead of the required 30 at the university before he received the degree, and that he met only about half of the program's academic requirements.
But the school concluded that a small group of administrators and faculty are to blame, and that they found no evidence Monroe did anything wrong.
Monroe, who began work in Charlotte in June, has repeatedly declined to discuss details of his interactions with VCU staff. He said previously he met with a VCU administrator in late 2006 to find out what he had to do to earn a degree and that he followed her advice. He said he believes he has earned his degree. The executive director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia said Tuesday he does not see a need for the council's involvement.