March 11, 2005

College in Florida Sues Its Accreditor

By BURTON BOLLAG

Edward Waters College has sued the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which decided in December to revoke the college's accreditation, in an effort to reverse the decision. The historically black college, located in Jacksonville, Fla., filed suit this month after learning that its appeal to the accreditor to change the decision had failed.

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order that bars the accrediting agency from carrying out its decision to remove the

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