Article AU / SAC's Probation

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There was an article in the Chattanooga paper Thursday by Associated Press saying officials of the faculty group, the American Association of University Professors, were suggesting that conditions had actually worsened since SAC's probation was initiated. It went on to say that while they favor lifting probation, it is only with complete compliance of the SAC's criteria.

In a letter to SAC's the group requested a complete investigation into the 9 firings, by Dr. Ed Richardson with particular reference to the longtime critic of BL, Betty Dement, the former president of the Alumni Association, as a base for their continuing concern. In addition, they cited the clear connections between the 'sacred cows' on the BOT's and most of these firings as reasons for the need for continued monitoring by SAC's.

Apparently, SAC's was on campus Sept. 23-28 to interview 35-40 people, approximately half of which were faculty. AU will have until the Nov. 16 to respond to the recommendations by SAC's prior to the official decision sometime in Dec.

Now folks, I don't know a lot about the political aspects of SAC's and accreditation, but this doesn't sound good to me.

Did anyone else see anything about this?