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Hampton University Pharmacy School Loses Case Against Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Hampton University’s federal civil lawsuit against the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has been dismissed.
The school sued the agency after the accreditation for its pharmacy school was withdrawn in 2020 following several years of program monitoring and probation. The school’s complaint claimed racial animus and prejudice motivated the withdrawal of accreditation. (The school is a member of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities.)
The school described the ACPE’s decision to pull its accreditation as a “bizarrely contradictory and Kafkaesque bureaucratic process rife with bias and revenge.”
The lawsuit alleged violations of due process and tortious interference with business and asked the court for punitive and compensatory damages. Hampton University also asked the court to determine that the withdrawal of accreditation was null and void. The court declined to do so and dismissed the case against the ACPE. The school’s attempt at filing an appeal has also failed after a United States District Judge failed to certify the school’s appeal.
On its site, Hampton University states, “the School of Pharmacy remains steadfast in its commitment to our students’ education and professional success.”
Reference:
Hampton University v Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, Civil Action 4:20cv118 (RCY) (ED Va 2021).
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