Turmoil Grows at Embattled California University
February 22, 2024
Lauren Coffey
Since going on accreditation probation in August, the University of Antelope Valley has lost its president, replaced part of employees’ salaries with stock options and now faces an eviction.
A California university on probation with its accreditor is facing eviction, a shaky leadership lineup and allegations of withholding employee salaries, leaving questions swirling about its ability to survive.
The University of Antelope Valley, a four-year, for-profit institution, was placed on accreditation probation in August. Since then, the situation at the university has worsened, according to former and current employees who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Two former employees and one current employee described an environment of depleted morale, with students owed thousands of dollars, employees being paid partly in stock instead of salary and a looming eviction from dorms and classrooms later this month.
