{"id":10466,"date":"2025-10-21T16:17:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacscoc.org\/?page_id=10466"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:55:38","slug":"law-or-lore-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sacscoc.org\/law-or-lore-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pruitt&#8217;s Law or Lore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Dr. Stephen L. Pruitt&#8217;s Law or Lore series is designed to clear up some of the most persistent myths  of SACSCOC accreditation.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accreditation is built on <strong>principles<\/strong>, <strong>not perceptions<\/strong>. Yet myths and misunderstandings persistently take root. <em>Law or Lore<\/em> examines recurring questions in accreditation to distinguish what is grounded in <strong>policy <\/strong>from what stems from <strong>assumption <\/strong>or <strong>misinterpretation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drawing on real experiences from institutions, peer reviewers, and SACSCOC staff, each post brings <strong>clarity to how accreditation actually works<\/strong>. The goal<strong>:<\/strong> strengthen understanding, support sound institutional practice, and build confidence in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch: Law or Lore Explained<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LawLore_About The Blog_V2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1175179092?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Stephen L. 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