Criticisms
In 1994 the AAUP American Association of University Professors censured and condemned "The governing board and administration of College of the Ozarks" for actions which "violate the principles of academic freedom and tenure". The investigation described the atmosphere of the campus as "a strange blend of Orwell and Jonestown".
In the 2003-2004 semesters a professor at C of O highlighted that one of the college's dean's, Larry Cockrum, had received his P.H.D. from Crescent City Christian College (a fraudulent college run out of a coach's basement). The Professor which brought this information to light was then suspended for the 2004 semester, and his contract was not to be renewed for the fall semester. C of O's president Jerry C. Davis defended the dean with the fraudulent degree, while terminating the muckraker. The Dean, Larry Cockrum, later resigned.
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