A regional accrediting agency has sanctioned Lane Community College over its ongoing governance issues.
Last week, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities sent LCC President Stephanie Bulger a letter notifying her that the college in Eugene, Ore., is now on accreditation warning. The NWCCU’s decision stems from a special review of the college it conducted in March in response to complaints that some trustees exhibited racist and sexist behavior toward Bulger, a Black woman, during multiple 2025 board meetings; a third-party report released last year supported those claims. The board censured the former board chair, and the full board also issued a joint apology.
The accreditor’s subsequent review found that the college failed to uphold requirements that it “demonstrate an effective governance structure” and exemplify “high ethical standards in its management and operations, including in its dealings with the public, NWCCU, and external organizations, including the fair and equitable treatment of students, faculty, administrators, staff, and other stakeholders and constituencies.”
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