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Article: Edward Waters loses accreditation after plagiarism scandal.(noteworthy news)
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- Black Issues in Higher Education
- Article date:
- December 30, 2004
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Edward Waters College has lost its accreditation two months after a plagiarism scandal at the historically Black college, say school officials.
The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools voted to drop Edward Waters from membership.
Edward Waters President Jimmy Jenkins said school leaders learned of the decision at the accrediting agency's annual meeting in Atlanta earlier this month.
"This appears to be, and is, a state of emergency, but it's not the end," Jenkins told students and faculty. "This is a new beginning."
Officials with Edward Waters College vowed to appeal ...