205:(WASC) after years of accreditation, approvals and recertifications, launched an investigation into New College which obliquely alleged that the school suffered from poor record keeping, flawed financial controls, and inadequate curricula and that President Hamilton, was corrupt and engaged in a number of conflicts of interest. The report cited a number of incidents, such as one where a scammer posing as an international student requested class credits in exchange for a large financial gift which never materialized, and another where the school's administration couldn't explain course requirements and specific content of its "Pilot Hybrid Leadership in Urban Transformed Environments" program. As a result, the association put the school on probation. During the week of July 16, 2007, New College held a school-wide faculty meeting. The full-time faculty formed a Core Faculty Council, which met and gave a vote of no confidence in Hamilton. The part-time faculty formed an Adjunct Faculty Council, and the students formed a Student Council. Alumni and alumnae decided to form an Independent Alumni/ae Association. The report sparked protests by students and faculty alike, who pressured Hamilton into resigning on August 2. Though initially Hamilton remained on the board after his resignation, he was forced out, along with Gabel. In his resignation letter, Hamilton claimed that criticism of his administration was due to New College being held to an unfairly high standard and said that criticisms of the school were "petty". After WASC imposed sanctions against the college, the school's faculty tried to move toward greater accountability by forming a college-wide Faculty Council, an effort that drew praise from the association. WASC credited the Faculty Council and the school's new academic leadership for making improvements in the academic affairs of the college. Adjunct faculty, students and alumni also formed new organizations seeking change.
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