College Owner Returns to Board of Accreditor That Placed Her School on Warning

College Owner Returns to Board of Accreditor That Placed Her School on Warning

A for-profit college owner whose schools were in direct violation of the rules of their accreditor, ACCSC, has returned to a seat on the board of that accreditor after only a brief absence. Carol Palacios, executive director of Miami’s Atlantis University, was serving as chair of the commission at ACCSC around the time that board voted to place Atlantis on “warning” status in October 2023, citing extensive evidence of violations — just after ano…