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Bennett College has been granted candidate status with TRACS, Trans National Association of Christian Colleges and Schools accrediting organization, and is on its way to getting full TRACS accreditation. School officials hope the historically Black college for women will be better positioned to attract more students.
About 90 faith-based colleges and universities nationwide are accredited through TRACS. Bennett s enrollment dropped from more than 400 students to 233 since its accreditation was not renewed two years ago by SACS, the Southern Association of Colleges and School Commission over financial concerns. Bennett appealed that decision and raised more than $9.5 million over two months.
But SACS still moved to strip the college of its accreditation. Bennett filed a lawsuit against SACS and has maintained its accreditation in the meantime, as all schools are allowed to do during appeals.
An NCAA championship at UConn and two WNBA championships in Minnesota have afforded Montgomery a platform bigger than the game itself. Montgomery’s easygoingness and exquisite communication skills have made her a staple on NBA TV, TMZ Sports, and as a spokesperson for the Remember The 3rd of November initiative. (
All of Montgomery’s community efforts this year can be found in detail on her website. -Ed.)
But here in the moment, Montgomery is simply one with the vibrant Atlanta community, and has taken to discussing another topic she is quite passionate about in addition to basketball and voting rights: historically Black colleges and universities.