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UCLA Vehemently Denies Accusations of Grade-Change Pressure

A former UCLA academic advisor goes to the Chronicle of Higher Education to accuse a UCLA Basketball Assistant Coach of pressuring him to ask a professor to change a player's grade.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has an allegation from a former academic advisor that UCLA Assistant Basketball Duane Broussard pressured him to change a grade for a basketball player.

Mr. Collier, 33, who had just completed his first year on the job, contacted Duane Broussard, an assistant coach and the team's academic liaison. The player, Mr. Collier explained, had received a C-minus in a communications class but needed a B to participate in team activities.