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| | Division on Higher Education affirms church's two-year colleges - UMC.org |
 | | The United Methodist-related college in Madisonville, Tenn. is involved in a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to keep its accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. |
 | | The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is the accrediting body for institutions of higher education that award associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. |
 | | The resolution notes that two-year, residential United Methodist-related colleges "often educate underserved, under-prepared, and under-resourced individuals." It reaffirms the board's belief in the continuing critical mission of the colleges and expresses concern regarding efforts by entities beyond the church that threaten those colleges. |
| www.umc.org /site/c.gjJTJbMUIuE/b.1485383/k.B3D0/Division_on_Higher_Education_affirms_churchs_twoyear_colleges.htm (575 words) |
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