superman7515
December 9th, 2014, 09:18 PM
Norfolk State's accrediting agency downgraded them from Warning to Probation, they are now one step from losing their accreditation. Southern States says that instead of improving over the last 12 months while on Warning, things actually got worse at NSU.
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/12/norfolk-state-university-placed-probation
Norfolk State University has been placed on probation by its accrediting agency - a significant setback for a college struggling to turn itself around after more than a year of upheaval.The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools publicly announced the decision Tuesday. It comes 12 months after the agency put NSU on warning status, the least serious of its three possible sanctions.
University officials had hoped the warning would be removed. Instead, NSU was handed a more severe sanction. The only thing worse than probation is withdrawal of a school's accreditation.
The university's president, Eddie Moore Jr., said the decision stands in contrast to the progress NSU has made under his leadership, but a top SACS official called the development "very serious."
"More concerns have been raised," said Belle Wheelan, president of SACS's Commission on Colleges. "The concerns have escalated."...
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/12/norfolk-state-university-placed-probation
Norfolk State University has been placed on probation by its accrediting agency - a significant setback for a college struggling to turn itself around after more than a year of upheaval.The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools publicly announced the decision Tuesday. It comes 12 months after the agency put NSU on warning status, the least serious of its three possible sanctions.
University officials had hoped the warning would be removed. Instead, NSU was handed a more severe sanction. The only thing worse than probation is withdrawal of a school's accreditation.
The university's president, Eddie Moore Jr., said the decision stands in contrast to the progress NSU has made under his leadership, but a top SACS official called the development "very serious."
"More concerns have been raised," said Belle Wheelan, president of SACS's Commission on Colleges. "The concerns have escalated."...