WEEK IN REVIEW

* * * Thames causes accreditation woes * * * Sanction's impact on hiring debated on USM campus * * * 'Gap' is one more vexing revelation * * * Probation should serve as wake-up call for USM * * * 4-year gap in USM data might be explainable; School had questioned lack of accreditation paperwork * * * USM hires director to aid accreditation efforts * * * Board must ask tough questions * * * Board should dismiss Thames * * * USM names 1st director of assessment; Main responsibility will be to manage accreditation process at university * * * USM hires head of accreditation * * * Ex-provost upset by statements * * * Grimes: SACS matter may not make College Board agenda * * * Schedule unclear for Thames' College Board appearance * * * Board to look closely at USM plan; Board president says session will be private * * * Faculty should unite, USM's Exline says * * * College Board to Quiz USM's Thames * * * Thames gets reprimand from College Board member * * * Thames to College Board: "I'll fix it." * * * Two SACS letters sent to Thames outline problems; USM president says they were directed to provost's office * * * Board approves monitor for USM; Consultant would eye school's progress in getting off probation * * * Communications chronology * * * College Board must oust Thames * * * IHL chief: Letter not subtle; Thames should have heeded SACS's warnings * * * College Board approves outside counsel for USM * * * SACS posts disclosure statement about USM * * * Thames, Exline told of SACS deadline * * * Probation Causes Concern among new USM graduates * * * Did Thames grasp depth of problem? * * * Accreditation reaction adds to pain * * * We don't like to say 'I told you so,' but... * * *