AKRON, Ohio -- An University of Akron professor was told not to adjust grades for female students in his information systems analysis and design class.

Liping Liu, who has worked at the university since 2001, sent an email to students explaining that some students would see their grades boosted. Here's the full text of the email:

"FYI, your grade has been sent to the university registrar.

The following categories of students may see their grades raised one level or

two:

Female students (it is a national movement to encourage female students to go to information sciences) Students who had earned scores in exams (especially final exams) demonstrating a higher performance than their calculated ones Students who attended class but missed reporting attendance (as long as I can tell)"

UA told students no grades were or would be adjusted along these lines.

"While the professor's stated intention of encouraging female students to go into the information sciences field may be laudable, his approach as described in his email was clearly unacceptable," said Rex Ramsier, executive vice president, chief administration officer and provost.

"The University of Akron follows both the law and its policies and does not discriminate on the basis of sex. The professor in question has been advised accordingly, and he has reaffirmed his commitment to adhering to these strict standards."

Fox 8 reported that this spring there were 68 UA students majoring in information systems, with nine of them women. All the women interviewed by the news station felt that the increase would be inappropriate.

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