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Union Ph.D. in the News Again

Union Ph.D. in the News Again -- Posted by MIGS Greenwich on 02-26-04 09:00

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It is unfortunate that the Union graduate and reformed degree mill
shill Rich Douglas had to defend his alma mater again at
degreecrapinfo. Even more unfortunate, though, is that Union is in
trouble again.

And oh, the repeating and rationalizing about the legitimacy of Union
doesn't make it so.

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2004/02/23/story1.html?page=1

"The U.S. Department of Education has refused to pay at least $8
million in financial aid to Union Institute and University over
concerns about the academic rigor of its doctoral program.


And the Ohio Board of Regents is requiring the college to create a
more formal research methodology for students as they complete their
doctoral dissertations.

The actions of the U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Board of
Regents do not affect Union's master's and undergraduate programs. But
if the school does not bring its doctoral program into compliance, it
could be forced to end the program and would lose the ability to
receive federal financial aid for it, bringing the school's financial
viability into question.

Issues with noncompliance already have extracted a toll.

Since July, the loss of funds caused the Walnut Hills-based college
for nontraditional learners to dip into cash reserves to the tune of
$1 million a month. That revenue shortfall, coupled with a slow
enrollment decline of 248 doctoral students since 1996, forced
President Roger Sublett to announce $2.1 million in budget cuts Feb.
13.

The cuts included 51 employee layoffs and offers of early retirement
packages to other employees. Existing staff face salary reductions up
to 10 percent and suspension of payments to retirement plans.

Jane Glickman, an education department spokeswoman, said an emergency
action was issued in September after on-site visits in July and
August.

"Based on that review, the federal student aid office recommended we
did not disburse funds to Ph.D. students until Union could prove those
students were eligible," Glickman said.

Richard Aft, a Union Institute board member and the former CEO of the
local United Way & Community Chest, declined to discuss the issue.

"This is an area we depend on the administrators to handle," Aft said.

Sublett said the reviews and creation of new procedures for the
doctoral program will help the college meet the future needs of
learners.

"I'm very confident that we will be strengthened and more vibrant as a
result of all this," Sublett said."

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