Citadel accreditation being investigated after abrupt resignation of board chairman
The Citadel’s accreditors have launched an investigation into the school, citing concerns of possible political influence in the wake of the board chair’s abrupt resignation three weeks ago.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has opened an accreditation inquiry into the state’s military college that centers around the treatment of the school’s former board chairman, Fred Price Jr.
Price resigned Sept. 9 after coming under fire over a controversial new policy to reassign most sophomore students to a different company than they were in during their freshman year.
Advocates for the policy said it was a measure to curb hazing and boost cadet leadership opportunities.
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