St. Augustine's University (North Carolina)

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Saint Augustine's University
Former names
Saint Augustine's Normal School (1867–1893)
Saint Augustine's School (1893–1921)
Saint Augustine's Junior College (1921–1928)
Saint Augustine's College (1928–2012)
MottoVeritas vos liberabit
Motto in English
The truth will set you free
TypePrivate historically black college
Established1867
FounderJacob Brinton Smith
AccreditationSACSCOC
Religious affiliation
Episcopal Church
PresidentMarcus H. Burgess (interim)
ProvostJosiah J. Sampson
Students200 (2024–2025)[1]
Location
Raleigh
,
North Carolina
,
United States

35°47′10″N 78°37′13″W / 35.7861°N 78.6204°W / 35.7861; -78.6204
CampusUrban, 105 acres (0.42 km2)
ColorsBlue and White
   
NicknameFalcons
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II — CIAA
Websitewww.st-aug.edu

Saint Augustine's University is a private historically black Christian college in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded by Episcopal clergy in 1867 for the education of freed slaves.[2]

Following years of financial and leadership instability, the institution's accreditor, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, voted in December 2023 to remove St Augustine's from its membership and revoke its accreditation.[3] Although an initial appeal by the institution was denied,[4] SACSCOC reversed its decision following the July 2024 verdict of an arbitration panel, restoring the university to its former status as an accredited institution on probation.[5] In December 2024, the university will reach the maximum possible period with its accreditor as an institution on probation for good cause, and will either have its probationary status removed or be finally stripped of SACSCOC membership.[5]

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  4. ^ Talhelm, Matt (February 27, 2024). "Saint Augustine's University has its accreditation appeal denied, school plans to file lawsuit". WRAL News. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Disclosure Statement Regarding the Status of SAINT AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, North Carolina" (PDF). sacscoc.org. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. July 22, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.