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Warren National University, previously known as Kennedy-Western University, was a post-secondary, distance learning, unaccredited private university that offered undergraduate and graduate degrees in the United States from 1984 to 2009. Based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, it was listed and registered with the Wyoming Department of Education.〔http://kwu-alumni.org/moto/AboutKennedy-WesternUniversity〕 Until December 14, 2007, its administrative offices were located in Agoura Hills, California.〔http://www.wnuedu.com/aboutwnu-offices.asp (accessed January 2, 2008)〕 ==History== Warren National University was established as Kennedy-Western University in California in 1984. Its founder was Paul Saltman.〔(New Name for Unaccredited University Salutes Wyoming Governor ), ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', November 30, 2006〕 The name was officially changed to Warren National University on January 1, 2007.〔〔(Kennedy-Western University is changing its name to Warren National University ), Former KWU website〕 According to the institution, the new name was selected in honor of the first governor of Wyoming, Francis E. Warren, and reflects the university's strong ties to the state of Wyoming.〔 The ''Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning'' states, "There are some unaccredited, profit-making online universities that have achieved reported economic success. One example is Kennedy-Western University, which has significant history in serving the corporate education markets." 〔''(Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning )'', by Dr. Kjell Erik Rudestam, SAGE Publications, ISBN 978-0-7619-2451-7, November 6, 2003〕 The financial success is supported by an article in the ''Cheyenne Herald'' that contained the financial statement for what may have been a peak revenue year, 2003, about $25,000,000. The article added, "The $25 million estimate was almost dead-on. As was the estimate of using 50% of the revenue to generate the revenue" Over the university's history, it had offices in, Hawaii, Idaho, and finally to Wyoming, while keeping headquarters in California until December 2007. As of December 14, 2007, WNU closed its administrative offices in Agoura Hills, California, centralizing its operations in Wyoming.〔 In 2002 ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'' reported that KWU was licensed in California up to 1991, "But Kennedy-Western chose not to renew its license after California enacted the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act, a 1989 law that aimed to rid the state of diploma mills." 〔 In the same article the Chronicle quoted the school's director of admissions as saying the new California regulations would not have permitted KWU "to offer college credit for work experience and a more flexible self-paced model."〔 In August 2008, WNU announced that it was suspending new student admissions and reactivation of students in order to focus resources on current students.〔(A Mysterious Silence Emanates From Warren National U ), by Thomas Bartlett, ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', August 25, 2008〕 On January 30, 2009, WNU announced that their attempt to achieve accreditation had failed. Therefore, in compliance with Wyoming state law they would cease operations on March 31, 2009. It was also mentioned that future university registrar services would be provided by Preston University.〔(WNU website ) (accessed January 30, 2009)〕 On June 5, 2009 a civil suit was filed by former students alleging that WNU had misrepresented itself to the students.〔(Legal document filed in the Wyoming court ) ''Cheyenne Herald'' Retrieved June 23, 2009〕 After the school closed, former students who took out loans to pay Warren National University learned that their degree was not accepted by some Government or State employment that required license. On March 6, 2012 the ''Cheyenne Herald'' reported about the slow pace of the ongoing lawsuit, noting four plaintiffs withdrew, which left 190 on record and the plaintiffs issued a subpoena to the Higher Learning Council in Chicago regarding Warren's attempts to get accreditation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Warren National University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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