Agency: University of Louisville may have accreditation issues [View all]

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The group that accredits the University of Louisville says U of L appears to be out of compliance with several significant standards because of Gov. Matt Bevin's June overhaul of the Board of Trustees.

In an Aug. 18 letter, Belle S. Wheelan, president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, told acting U of L President Neville Pinto that "there is evidence of significant accreditation-related issues" stemming from Bevin's reorganization.

The letter says that "it appears that the institution is out of compliance" with certain SACS comprehensive standards due to Bevin's apparent involvement in negotiations involving former President James Ramsey's resignation and his executive order abolishing the university Board of Trustees and appointing members of a new board.

Wheelan said in the letter that "the potential for undue political influence in institutional governance appears to be present."

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