The University of Wyoming has been unconditionally reaccredited for 10 years, President Philip Dubois told trustees recently. But among the areas that reviewers said could stand improvement, diversity is near the top of the list.
A 10-member team of educational experts visited the campus March 6-8 on behalf of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. And although Dubois says, "It was as close to a clean review as we could expect," the team did raise some concerns. Those concerns, and the recommendations they generated, were similar to those the university has raised, Dubois adds.
Among concerns were lack of diversity of faculty, staff and students; declining enrollment; weak connection between graduate school and research; inadequate library acquisitions to support graduate programs; low faculty and staff salaries compared to peer institutions; and poor cooperation from the alumni group.
Dubois told trustees that the university is already addressing many of the problems as a result of formulating a recent academic plan.
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