A seven-member team from the ABA had released a scathing report faulting the law school for faculty infighting, low bar-passage rates and a variety of other problems. On top of that, the offshoot of the historically black Florida A&M was running out of time — under the terms of its provisional accreditation, administrators had until August 2009 to secure full accreditation.
The law school’s fortunes took a turn for the better last week, when the ABA’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar granted it full accreditation. That move had been expected after an ABA accreditation committee recommended approval in early July, and it could help ensure the survival of the school in the future.
