The Ashford Settlement Agreement And The Reasons Behind It

By Scott Jones


The Ashford University has been on the limelight for using deception and other unethical practices to convince students to enroll. The university denied the claims brought against it. It then promised to make the Ashford settlement agreement to concerned and affected students.

The agreement made stated that an independent party preferably a third party should be appointed to oversee the settlement. This was to be done in a period of three years. The role of the administrator was to ensure that the agreement was honored by the respective parties. He was then supposed to report his findings to attorney general for further action.

A website was also to be created. This would act as a communication and interaction center for the University alumni and the continuing students, the institutional employees, members of general public; raise concerns, enabling them to give negative or positive feedback and to lodge formal complaint on general compliance. These would be forwarded either to attorney general or the administrator.

The administrator was supposed to be a neutral person. He was not supposed to serve the interests of any of the parties. His main task and duty was to oversee the agreement implementation, making sure that all provisions in it were adhered to. He would then use the feedback received to make a report, the report would then be forwarded to attorney general and copies with the parties involved.

The payment as per agreement was in two forms. One was to be forwarded to attorney general and the other was to be paid to affected students. The use of money sent to attorney general is left to his own discretion. He can also use the money to reimburse the specific students who were admitted in the campus before an agreement was made in 2014.

Almost all students who enrolled for studies, based on deceptive information provided and before enactment of the agreement are eligible for these funds. The administrator cannot decide on the person to receive and not to, students are therefore advised to consult general for the same. His contacts can be found on the official website.

This agreement warns the University against using deception and coercion to recruit students. It is required to make public all material information and facts so that the learner can make an informed decision. Once this is adhered to, professionalism level increases and the student is assured of quality services. It should be noted that the institution is obliged to offer quality education to its learners and customers.

As a student, when misled by the employees on specific facts, when you have an issue or concern pertaining to that agreement, you should seek help from the administrator. You have a right to lodge a complaint of the same whether the incident happened before or after the coming into force of agreement. All complains can be lodged with the attorney general. The administrator deals with those that happened prior and those which aggravated the need for having this agreement.




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