Raleigh, NC- primarily based HBCU Saint Augustine’s College is preventing for its life after a judgment in opposition to its accreditation was affirmed on Tuesday.
Southern Affiliation of Schools and Faculties Fee agreed with the December determination of their Board of Trustees to take away the varsity’s accreditation.
Dr. Marcus H. Burgess, the interim president at Saint Augustine’s College, vows that the varsity won’t go away quietly.
“College students, school, workers, alumni and supporters out there- we nonetheless have our accreditation and we’re going to proceed to struggle for this nice establishment,” Burgess instructed CBS17. “157 years of nice assist, we’re going to proceed struggle on.”
Saint Augustine’s was set to satisfy with representatives from SACSCOC’s appeals committee someday between Feb. 19-21.
“SACS prohibited us from displaying them the brand new issues we’re at present engaged on,” Burgess stated. “To date, the choice was primarily based on all the things that occurred from Dec. 1 on again.”
The IRS filed a $7.9 million lien in opposition to Saint Augustine’s College for unpaid taxes relationship again to the tip of 2020. It additionally has a number of different vital money owed, and several other of the college’s cash points are athletics-related.
FieldTurf USA filed a $598,000 lien in opposition to Saint Augustine’s College for failing to pay for a brand new synthetic turf subject in Dec. 2023. Former soccer head coach Howard Feggins can be suing the HBCU for Breach of contract, Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Religion & Truthful Dealing, Fraudulent/Negligent Misrepresentation and Tortious Interference With Contractual Relations.
