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Accreditation

Speaking of accreditation,I read that U of Louisville was on Academic Accreditation Probation for about 3 years and they got in the ACC.
Posted: 01/02/2024 at 05:47 PM ET
(In response to this post by VTHokie2000)

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Liberty is an embarrassment of an "institution"
Hokie In MD 01/02/24 01:19 PM ET
Ehh... the university "system" and accademia in general have been
Palmetto Hokie 01/03/24 02:47 PM ET
I'm more made at the VHSL allowing LCA to play public ball **
HokiesACC2004 01/02/24 06:12 PM ET
Assuming based on geography?
99VT 01/02/24 07:09 PM ET
Just kidding, they sued vhsl
99VT 01/02/24 07:26 PM ET
Have you ever said that to an LU grad?**
lawhokie 01/02/24 04:30 PM ET
I knew one. She seemed openly traumatized by her experience there.**
ModerateHokie 01/02/24 04:48 PM ET
how so? (or why?)**
Riverguy 01/03/24 09:09 PM ET
and I've met several, male and female who loved it there
Vienna_Hokie 01/03/24 02:11 PM ET
I’ve never met anybody who didn’t like it.
lawhokie 01/03/24 09:59 PM ET
I know a young mother who got an online LU degree…
lawhokie 01/02/24 06:04 PM ET
You keep making this Fortune 500 comment. Why is that an accomplishment?
Hokie622 01/03/24 08:56 AM ET
Right, a good job is the last thing graduates want**
lawhokie 01/03/24 09:48 PM ET
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Of course graduates want good jobs. Why does being Fortune 500 = good job?**
Hokie622 01/03/24 11:25 PM ET
Don't know any but sure...be happy to**
Hokie In MD 01/02/24 04:37 PM ET
So you’ve never actually spoken to anybody with an LU degree.
lawhokie 01/02/24 06:05 PM ET
Why?
Hokie In MD 01/03/24 09:39 AM ET
To be fair
Hokie Trapped in PA 01/02/24 03:28 PM ET
For me, it's not looking down my nose at them.
Atlee Hokie 01/03/24 08:56 AM ET
I have no problem with the alumni I know
crazylane 01/02/24 05:23 PM ET
I used to respect Liberty more but went too 'big business'/mainstream IMO
HokiePokie95 01/02/24 03:15 PM ET
Is Liberty at risk to losing its accreditation?**
VTHokie2000 01/02/24 03:50 PM ET
Accreditation
132598Hokie 01/02/24 05:47 PM ET
I know there have been a few schools who have lost their accreditation in
VTHokie2000 01/02/24 05:52 PM ET
Unlikely, I think LU’s endowment is approaching $2B**
lawhokie 01/02/24 04:27 PM ET
I don't think so......I have no idea. It was a general statement about any
HokiePokie95 01/02/24 04:11 PM ET
I don't disagree that any parent should want the most bang for their buck
VTHokie2000 01/02/24 04:29 PM ET
If I were 18, I would learn a trade like electrician, plumber, etc.
HokiePokie95 01/02/24 04:55 PM ET
Yes. Get a technical degree and a library card.
lawhokie 01/02/24 06:07 PM ET
I do think at some point we will start to see an increase in the number of
VTHokie2000 01/02/24 05:04 PM ET
Have a son at Tech (engineering) and daughter at liberty (nursing)…
WilsonHokie 01/02/24 02:38 PM ET
I agree with this. I have a daughter about to graduate from...
KKPsiHokie 01/03/24 01:30 PM ET
Thanks. Real life testimonials are refreshing. **
VT One 01/02/24 03:32 PM ET
I have a question...and I hope I don't regret asking this
great2bahokie 01/02/24 03:05 PM ET
Knowing several LU grads...
Hokie Trapped in PA 01/02/24 03:40 PM ET
I believe Duke started out as a religious school since it was founded by
VTHokie2000 01/02/24 03:44 PM ET
So did the Ivy League schools.**
MP4VT2004 01/02/24 08:38 PM ET
That is hilarious! The Quakers/Shakers would make great Cameron Crazies!**
HokiePokie95 01/02/24 04:59 PM ET
My stepmother got her undergraduate degree from Duke and I had a chuckle
VTHokie2000 01/02/24 05:10 PM ET
The seediness of their administration along w professor culture is well
BAMRising 01/02/24 03:42 PM ET
Same level as Penn and Harvard?**
N2VT2 01/02/24 07:15 PM ET
They make students take Creation Studies vs. evolution.
99VT 01/02/24 03:36 PM ET
A Christian school offers a course comparing creationism with evolution.
lawhokie 01/03/24 10:13 PM ET
That’s fantastic and refreshing!!! OMG I just didn’t read this!***
sacramento hokie 01/02/24 08:23 PM ET
Glad you found it funny! I was just answering a question, but should be a
99VT 01/02/24 08:53 PM ET
"Make"? You do realize people CHOOSE LU right?
Techsupport 01/02/24 05:05 PM ET
If true
Hokie In MD 01/02/24 04:44 PM ET
Yes you are **
Hokie98 01/03/24 02:39 PM ET
That's very tolerant and open-minded of you.**
MP4VT2004 01/02/24 04:47 PM ET
Wut?
Hokie In MD 01/02/24 04:56 PM ET
Evolution is a theory. **
HokiePail 01/02/24 09:29 PM ET
Well, VT, along with others are spending $M teaching
VPI63 01/02/24 05:30 PM ET
Christians (especially white) are the only ones the left has the balls to
Hokie 04 01/02/24 06:46 PM ET
Your exact words were:
MP4VT2004 01/02/24 05:10 PM ET
A science curriculum should be based on evidence, not faith.
SeattleHokie89 01/02/24 05:22 PM ET
Most scientists accept creationism as fact- it started with a dumb guy name
sacramento hokie 01/02/24 08:25 PM ET
The idea that "something" started everything does not = the "Creation Story
ModerateHokie 01/03/24 09:48 AM ET
Do you have a source for Einstein? It's just factually inaccurate.
Hokie622 01/03/24 08:45 AM ET
I probably wouldn't disclose that was the reason you didn't hire the person
VTHokie2000 01/02/24 05:36 PM ET
I respect your reply
Hokie In MD 01/02/24 05:19 PM ET
From the LU website
hokeyhokie 01/02/24 03:32 PM ET
Becky F and the Pool Boy Approve This Message
vtchem75 01/02/24 02:13 PM ET
We could see how the MV1 team years influenced increase in enrollment and
MikeVT85 01/03/24 08:16 AM ET
There are numerous sites that report employment stats (long and short term)
lawhokie 01/02/24 06:58 PM ET
I know several LU grads and they all have good jobs.
lawhokie 01/02/24 04:23 PM ET
Patently NOT TRUE…my son is best friends with an LU student…
ombandit 01/02/24 04:05 PM ET
Worthless degrees? Really?
Techsupport 01/02/24 03:18 PM ET
I'd love to see these same people pick apart an HBCU. Guessing they'd piss
Hokie 04 01/02/24 06:49 PM ET
What does this have to do with Liberty and their cover up of serious crimes**
Hokie In MD 01/03/24 09:41 AM ET
Look at the thread leading to this message. Sure, go after them if they
Hokie 04 01/03/24 03:51 PM ET
Don't see where he was a bigot in his post **
HokiesACC2004 01/02/24 06:27 PM ET
Seriously. LU is rated more highly than Troy but nobody hates Troy. **
lawhokie 01/02/24 06:01 PM ET
No, just facts...Bottom 10% academic ranking nationally
vtchem75 01/02/24 03:54 PM ET
Even the three you listed aren't the same. ND = rich and smart. Wake/SMU
Hokie 04 01/02/24 06:51 PM ET
Thoughts on Norfolk State's selectivity, scores, and salaries?**
Hokie 04 01/02/24 06:50 PM ET
I just don’t get it. LU’s enrollment is huge.
lawhokie 01/02/24 05:58 PM ET
Who conflated LU with anybody? I know several LU grads. Doing just fine..
Techsupport 01/02/24 04:58 PM ET
Question about this statement
HokieR 01/02/24 04:18 PM ET
Given that Liberty has a rolling application deadline, I wonder if the
VTHokie2000 01/02/24 04:03 PM ET
I don’t understand all the HATE for Liberty football…
ombandit 01/02/24 02:11 PM ET
I assume it is because they are turning into a BYU in our own backyard.
Truthahn 01/03/24 01:15 PM ET
Private school, do what you want
HokiesACC2004 01/02/24 06:30 PM ET
I have no hate towards their program, fans maybe...
99VT 01/02/24 03:38 PM ET
I can’t speak to athlete requirements, but as a former employer of dozens..
ombandit 01/02/24 04:08 PM ET
My friend dated a liberty girl. She loved to party. They're are a lot of
NokieHokie 01/02/24 10:06 PM ET
Haha much like a lot of ex Mormons I know. **
99VT 01/02/24 08:55 PM ET
I agree with you- they have cleaned up their act so to speak with the
sacramento hokie 01/02/24 02:40 PM ET
"just like another BYU"
HokieInHeelCountry 01/02/24 06:18 PM ET
Umm yes… I made no comments about rankings- read the post- both are
sacramento hokie 01/02/24 08:28 PM ET
FWIW BYU is considered a Christian school too. At least Mormonism falls
VTHokie2000 01/02/24 03:20 PM ET
My understanding is that students there ARE required to affirm and adhere
ModerateHokie 01/02/24 02:16 PM ET
Of course they are**
Hokie In MD 01/02/24 02:57 PM ET
Honestly, you sound like a religious bigot.**
Techsupport 01/02/24 03:11 PM ET
Explain how exactly? **
Hokie In MD 01/02/24 04:39 PM ET
I dunno, because the hate oozes out of your unhinged posts?**
Techsupport 01/02/24 05:00 PM ET
You're right
Hokie In MD 01/02/24 05:04 PM ET
I know I'm right.**
Techsupport 01/02/24 05:08 PM ET
Please. The left controls 99% of academia. It's not going to kill you for
Hokie 04 01/02/24 02:07 PM ET
Amen***
sacramento hokie 01/02/24 02:41 PM ET
Very true
Casey 01/02/24 02:29 PM ET
How are they an embarrasment? Or a clown school? Please tell.**
PennaHokie 01/02/24 02:06 PM ET
LOL
Hokie In MD 01/02/24 02:56 PM ET
When I was in B'burg, there is no question VT covered up rape stats**
Riverguy 01/03/24 09:05 PM ET
Google…lol. That’s really doing some
GCHokieof91 01/02/24 04:55 PM ET
Google is a search engine, not a source. But if you're looking for a great
Hokie622 01/02/24 08:03 PM ET
Yes, a search engine with some
GCHokieof91 01/02/24 08:48 PM ET
Lots of Hoo type arrogance in some posts IMHO.
vtpmt81 01/02/24 07:50 PM ET
Thank you we have some real rocket scientists here at times***
sacramento hokie 01/02/24 08:30 PM ET
I am a Hokie thru and thru but experienced my son choosing LU over VT
Jammin` Turkey 01/02/24 09:29 PM ET
Well done, dad. Thumbs up**
Riverguy 01/03/24 09:07 PM ET
Congrats to your son......
2hhoop3 01/02/24 09:49 PM ET