Central Michigan University’s admissions director is no longer with the university after an email mishap last weekend resulted in dozens of students mistakenly receiving scholarship notifications.
Lee Furbeck, the university’s executive director of admissions, is no longer employed after her department accidentally sent emails to 58 high school students informing them they had received the Centralis Scholars Award, a spokesman for the university confirmed to the Detroit News.
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY GIVES SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS MISTAKENLY TOLD THEY HAD FULL RIDES
CMU’s Vice President for Recruitment and Retention Jennifer DeHaemers assumed the role Thursday, the outlet reported.
The university apologized for the mistake earlier this week and offered full tuition to all students who received the congratulatory message to “make it right,” though the affected students will not receive all the other perks associated with the scholarship.
The Centralis Scholars Award, which was offered to students in the original email, covers full tuition, fees, room and board, and a $5,000 study away award, according to the school’s website.
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With tuition fees for all U.S. residents starting at $12,750 a year, the mishap could cost the university more than $2.9 million.
Central Michigan University did not respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
