Southern Connecticut State University Library Grad Program Loses ALA Accreditation
From WNPR Radio:
Southern Connecticut State University’s master of library science program is no longer nationally accredited. Earlier this month, the American Library Association heard Southern’s appeal of a June decision to withdraw accreditation. Yet on Monday, October 28, the school was notified the ALA has upheld its original decision. The program had been on probation for several issues, including an outdated curriculum, and faculty productivity.
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Dr. Gregory Paveza, the interim dean of Southern’s Graduate Studies program, said the university is naturally disappointed in the decision, but plans to re-apply for ALA accreditation in the future.
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Direct to Full Text of Appeal Committee Report (Primary Document)
9 pages; PDF.
See Also: ALA’s Committee on Accreditation, Actions Taken – Annual Conference 2013 (PDF)
Hat Tip/Thanks: @mattrweaver
Filed under: Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Productivity
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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