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procedural changes to address issues related to [student] authentication and academic integrity,
and had begun to initiate those changes.
Last September 14-15, HLC conducted an Advisory Visit on campus to further explore the issue.
The university received correspondence regarding the report on January 7. Adams States
response to the report reiterated it had already addressed all of the concerns raised in the initial
Chronicle of Higher Education articles, none of which were identified in the advisory team
report. The university has also made progress in addressing additional findings from the report.
This week, the HLC notified Adams State it was placed on probation effective February 26,
2016. HLC imposed the sanction immediately, prior to even notifying the institution.
We are stunned by this action, McClure added. We have been proactive in identifying and
addressing concerns in a manner that demonstrates continuous improvement. It appears the HLC
had already determined the outcome of this review and completely disregarded the actions we
took to correct the situation. Prior to the HLC action, I made several requests to address the HLC
Board directly and to speak with its president. Those requests were ignored. We have requested
that HLC review all the information we had submitted, which I believe will lead to a reversal of
this onerous decision.
Adams State University has posted the reports referenced above and additional documents on
this website: adams.edu/hlc/hlc-inquiry-response.php.
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