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PROBATION The Higher Learning Commission has placed Wheeling University on probation, saying the school lacks the fiscal resources to sustain itself.
WHEELING The Higher Learning Commission has placed Wheeling University on probation after determining the school “does not have sufficient fiscal resources to support its operation,” and relies too heavily on subsidies it receives from the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
HLC President Barbara Gellman-Danley sent a letter to WU President Ginny Favede dated Thursday, notifying the school of its probation and outlining the reasons behind its decision.
In a response released Monday, Favede said Wheeling University remains “fully accredited by the HLC” while working to address concerns raised by the group’s decision. She added that, though the school is on probation, the commission also has removed the “financial distress” designation imposed on WU in May 2019.
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The Higher Learning Commission placed Wheeling University in West Virginia on probation after concluding that the institution does not meet two accreditation criteria and that it meets four more, but with concern. Wheeling University is the former Wheeling Jesuit University, a Roman Catholic institution that has made deep cuts amid financial pressure in recent years. It has
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The Higher Learning Commission has placed Wheeling University on probation, saying the school lacks the fiscal resources to sustain itself. (File Photo)
WHEELING The Higher Learning Commission has placed Wheeling University on probation after determining the school “does not have sufficient fiscal resources to support its operation,” and relies too heavily on subsidies it receives from the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
HLC President Barbara Gellman-Danley sent a letter to WU President Ginny Favede dated March 4, notifying the school of its probation and outlining the reasons behind its decision.
In a response released Monday, Favede said Wheeling University remains “fully accredited by the HLC” while working to address concerns raised by the group’s decision. She added that, though the school is on probation, the commission also has removed the “financial distress” designation imposed on WU in May 2019.
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