Pennsylvania’s lengthy budget impasse has caused the commission that accredits colleges and universities regionally to question Temple University about its ability to stay in compliance without the $147 million in state funding it has yet to receive. Heather F. Perfetti, vice president of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, asked Temple in a March 10 letter to provide a report on the impact the budget impasse has had on the university’s operations and its contingency plans. The university must submit the report by April 10. “While we are aware that the budget impasse is not within your control,” wrote Pefetti, “its impact on the availability of state funding to the institution has raised questions concerning Temple University’s ability to remain in compliance with Standard 3 (Institutional Resources) - especially if this situation persists for any significant period of time.”

March 15, 2016 ・ From Philly.com