OT: Kentucky Politics Could Cost Louisville Accreditation

[Charliebball]

Per Raul:

Kentucky governor puts Louisville at risk of losing accreditation

 

[BroadwayVa]

Per Raul:

Kentucky governor puts Louisville at risk of losing accreditation

Not to worry--accredited or not--they shall play basketball. Let the politico's fight out political issues. Let them play
Basketball and the Kentucky world will be good.

 

[HoopsFan21]

If they lose it will Jeff Walz and Coach Calipari have to look for new jobs? I'll bet some programs would be willing to hire them.

 

[UcMiami]

While it is a 'warning' from SACS that is all it amounts to at this time. It really is just saying we are watching with concern an ugly and perhaps illegal process in changing the governing body of your school, and of undue outside influence. We will want to fully understand how this is resolved over the next 9 months and if we are not satisfied at that time, the clock will really start ticking.
This is actually a much easier situation for Louisville to deal with, than what UNC has and I believe still is dealing with - that included much more fundamental academic processes and academic oversight, involving the whole administration and faculty in new procedures and checks, and the compilation of records documenting that the changes were implemented and working.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Not sure how the NCAA would react to a university's losing its accreditation. That would certainly have an impact on recruits, given that they would understand that their college degree would come from an institution without accreditation.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Not sure how the NCAA would react to a university's losing its accreditation. That would certainly have an impact on recruits, given that they would understand that their college degree would come from an institution without accreditation.

According to the article, it is a requirement for membership in the NCAA.

 

[JordyG]

While it is a 'warning' from SACS that is all it amounts to at this time. It really is just saying we are watching with concern an ugly and perhaps illegal process in changing the governing body of your school, and of undue outside influence. We will want to fully understand how this is resolved over the next 9 months and if we are not satisfied at that time, the clock will really start ticking.
This is actually a much easier situation for Louisville to deal with, than what UNC has and I believe still is dealing with - that included much more fundamental academic processes and academic oversight, involving the whole administration and faculty in new procedures and checks, and the compilation of records documenting that the changes were implemented and working.

Absolutely. This is a "We've got our eyes on you" warning. "You've been a bad, bad boy. Now we won't let you do it again." Nevertheless, accreditation is a big deal, and the loss of federal and state financial aid can force the deepest of pocketed colleges to close its doors. The governor's brute force method seemed to have been done in a timely and efficient manner. Nonetheless, it was a scorched earth approach. This after the Pitino stuff from last year. Man, we are so lucky to be UConn fans.