Tag: Financial Stability

Leadership & Policy

Hampshire College President Resigns

Hampshire College president Dr. Miriam “Mim” Nelson announced her resignation on April 5, citing that staying in the position would be a “distraction” from efforts to reverse the college’s financial struggles. “So long as I were to remain president of Hampshire, the community’s feelings about me would be a distraction from the necessary work,” Nelson […]

April 7, 2019

HBCUs

Small, Private HBCUs Find Lifeline with TRACS Amid Accreditation Struggles

As schools struggle in various ways with how to stay viable in an increasingly complicated and competitive higher education landscape, small and private historically Black colleges faced with loss of accreditation have found a lifeline with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS).

March 27, 2019

African-American

One Size Does Not Fit All: Bennett’s Accreditation Problem

One size does not fit all, and the Bennett College story proves it. A recent study found that Bennett ranked 30th out of 578 private colleges in the likelihood that an attending student would move up two or more income quintiles. This social mobility feat is possible because Bennett admits and enrolls more poor students than many other SACSCOC institutions. Thus, the college’s financial stability should not be measured with the same yardstick as institutions with more affluent students and alumni. Bennett’s story demonstrates the time is ripe to examine the accrediting processes of our nation’s colleges and universities. We need commissions whose governing boards reflect the institutions governed.

February 28, 2019