Jamal Fox, a former adjunct professor at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University, came out clean in an internal investigation of allegations that he traded grades for votes in the 2013 city council campaign.
"There were no findings by the university of any violations," Samantha Hargrove, A&T spokeswoman, said, News-Record reports.
Despite the outcome of the investigation, Chancellor Harold Martin continues to support the decision of suspending Fox for failing to seek approval before running for a seat on the Greensboro City Council.
However, Provost Joe Whitehead Jr. said that Fox will now be permitted to work for the university again.
Fox said he wanted to prove his innocence before returning to the campus.
"I most definitely would teach in the future. I don't have any issues with A&T at all," Fox said. "I'm an Aggie. I'm a diehard Aggie. I love my university regardless of what happened."
Fox taught four political science classes last semester while running for the council.
Whitehead said that they were unaware of Fox's participation in the council race until Jim Kee, his opponent and a university alumnus, complained to the school two weeks before the election. Kee told university officials that a woman approached Fox at the polls and said, "I better get my 'A' for voting."
The complaint eventually led to the suspension of Fox with pay. A University of North Carolina system rule states that employees must get permission before running for office.
Fox ultimately defeated Kee in the District 2 council race.