Accreditation

The library at the Duncan School of Law may look like nothing more than 4,000 hardbacks in a medium-size room, but it is actually a high-tech experiment in cost containment. Most of its resources are online, and staples like Wright & Miller’s Federal Practice and Procedure — $3,596 for the multivolume set — are not here.

The University of Montevallo has received reaffirmation of its SACS accreditation.

The University of New Orleans has received final approval to join the University of Louisiana System.

The agency that certifies the quality of colleges and universities in 11 states said Tuesday it has put Our Lady of Holy Cross College on probation for six months.

After an inquiry by its accrediting agency that lasted almost a year, Alabama A&M University said Tuesday the school has been cleared of any improper actions.

The inquiry into Alabama A&M University by its accrediting agency that has been ongoing for almost a year is expected this week to reach some closure.

New Jersey's largest community college has been warned its "accreditation may be in jeopardy."

Oakland University's social work program has been nationally accredited by the Council of Social Work Education, meaning that the university can now grant bachelor's degrees in the field.

Maryland panel clears Virginia-based Stratford University to take over operations of culinary college on Jan. 1

After the president of Our Lady of Holy Cross College was fired and all 19 trustees sacked in August, officials at the Algiers campus were given until Friday to present their side of the story to the agency that accredits the school. They met that deadline with days to spare, but agency President Belle Wheelan said her organization has no plans to make the information public.