For those of you who are interested, please review the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Principles of Accreditation. Please allow me to quote from a particularly important passage: The product of accreditation is a public statement of an institution's continuing capacity to provide effective programs and services based on agreed-upon requirements. The statement of an institution's accreditation status with the Commission of Colleges is also an affirmation of that institution's continuing committment to the Commission's principles and philosophy of accreditation. The Commission on Colleges supports the right of an institution to pursue its established educational mission; the right of faculty members to teach, investigate, and publish freedly; and the right of students to access opportunities for learning and for the OPEN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS. However, the exercise of those rights should not interfere with an institution to offer its students a sound education.

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