Talk:Sullivan University

Legal Issues
Per request from ElKevbo regarding COI I am opening a talk on the legal issues section.

Louisvilleguy457 (talk) 17:05, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Specific text to be added or removed: In a 2009 lawsuit, it was disclosed that the organization held just $20 million in cash reserves though the Sullivan University System distributed $77 million over the previous 10 years to its two sole stockholders, Chancellor Alva Sullivan and ex-wife Patricia Schrenk. These distributions excluded salaries, bonuses, and other benefits received from employment with the organization. In her filing, Schrenk alleged that college funds were used to pay for personal vacations, to settle sexual harassment lawsuits, and for private lawn care at the stockholders' residences. Though the lawsuit was not lodged against the Sullivan University System, its relatively low cash reserves despite the large distributions made to its stockholders made local and regional news.
 * Reason for the change: The 2009 lawsuit involving Ms. Patricia Schrenk included figures that were alleged, this is key. These allegations were found to be untrue as the courts ruled against her. Leaving unfounded allegations on the page as a statement of fact creates inherent issues. Additionally, while the figures regarding how much cash the college held compared to the individuals are true, the use of those disbursements is not true. "In a 2009 letter, Sullivan told his ex-wife that the college held $20 million in cash reserves and during the past 10 years had distributed $77 million to the two of them to pay related corporate and personal taxes".
 * References supporting change: https://law.justia.com/cases/kentucky/court-of-appeals/2012/2010-ca-001961-mr.html, https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article44139933.html

Louisvilleguy457 (talk) 17:05, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Specific text to be added or removed: In January 2013, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway filed a consumer-protection lawsuit against Spencerian College, an institution within the Sullivan University System, for alleged misrepresentation of job placement data. The suit alleges that the Sullivan University System knowingly and intentionally provided false job placement data to lure students "into student loan arrangements and to join their for-profit institution." The disparities between job placement numbers reported on the Spencerian College website those reported by the Sullivan University System to Spencerian College's institutional accrediting organization differ by as much as 40%, according to the suit.[13] In January 2019, Sullivan University settled with the Kentucky Attorney General's Office, agreeing to forgive $1.7 million in student loans made to 668 students between the years 2007 and 2011.
 * Reason for the change: The 2013 section involving Spencerian College is inaccurate as the lawsuit was filed against Spencerian college (not Sullivan University), and it was also filed prior to the acquisition of Spencerian College by Sullivan University. As a part of the merger, Sullivan agreed to settle the lawsuit against Spencerian and forgive the $1.7 million in loans so that they could complete the merger. This lawsuit reflects poorly in this page as it was not against Sullivan, but another college, and settled prior to / during Sullivan's acquisition of Spencerian. I added this to the Spencerian page instead, since it is a historical event.
 * References supporting change: Lawsuit against Spencerian, not Sullivan, Lawsuit settled prior to acquisition of Spencerian by Sullivan.
 * Yes check.svg Done PK650 (talk) 22:19, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: I haven't implemented your first request, for two reasons. A) the second source is behind a paywall; b) I think the paragraph could be improved with due weight given to the other side of the story, in this case the appellant. If you could draft such a statement I'd be happy to review it. PK650 (talk) 22:22, 4 October 2021 (UTC)