UNC invested in what was initially planned to be the most expensive academic ERP system ever, and which then went way over budget and schedule. The result? An

UNC invested in what was initially planned to be the most expensive academic ERP system ever, and which then went way over budget and schedule. The result? An even older version of PeopleSoft (which apparently is Oracle's second-tier offering) than what was being sold to other universities in prior years. It's barely useable at all. It's utter shit-ware. The prior in-house system, which was early-90s HTML presumably layered over 1980s mainframe software, was MUCH better. Personally, I am convinced that this was a MASSIVE kickback scheme. Tens of millions, possibly hundreds of millions, have been stolen from the State of North Carolina, and people need to go to jail for it. IIRC the project actually did get a special appropriation from the NC legislature, but don't quote me on that. This isn't just incompetence, I think it is actually a cover for massive fraud. I know, always blame things on stupidity if you can... but from what I know, no, you can't in this case. I wish some enterprising journalist would hurry up and investigate this... could net them a Pulitzer or something. That is why I am posting this comment. zaidf, if you didn't realize this already (and you probably did), when you made your alternative portal, you were fucking with some very powerful people. Meanhwhile, UNC has also been uncovered as using the Afro Studies department to hand out free grades to athletes for decades. There were hundreds of courses and grades listed that literally did not happen. Fraud is absolutely rampant at UNC. Maybe that's why our new Chancellor left after like a year? The state of NC needs to completely clean house.