Dive Summary:
- Dawood Farahi, President of Kean University, announced on Thursday the 16,000-student public university was re-accredited for 10 more years by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
- During the re-accreditation process, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education put Kean University on probation for several violations related to academic integrity; President Farahi initially reacted by denouncing the commission.
- When students and parents called for his dismissal, President Farahi hired a team of consultants to overhaul the university's academic integrity policy and assessment methodology; members of the Middle States commission visited Kean's campus and were pleased with the changes, voting on Thursday to end the probation period.
From the article:
"Kean University was re-accredited for another 10 years Thursday, ending a year-long academic crisis that threatened the future of the one of the state’s largest public universities.
Dawood Farahi, Kean’s president, announced the news Thursday night, a day ahead of the official announcement from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the school’s accrediting agency. ..."
