for the same reason. In December 2018, SACS voted to withdraw the college's accreditation. The college launched a fundraising campaign and appealed the SACS decision.
In February 2019 it lost accreditation although it had succeeded in building its financial resources. A court ordered the accreditation to remain upright while the college filed a lawsuit against the accreditor.
=== Presidents ===
==== Bennett College ====
1874–1877: W.J. Parker (principal)
1877–1881: Edward Olin Thayer
1881–1889: Wilbur F. Steele
1889–1892: Charles N. Grandison
1892–1905: Jordan D. Chavis
1905–1913: Silas A. Peeler
1913–1915: James E. Wallace
1915–1926: Frank Trigg
==== Bennett College for Women ====
1926–1955: David Dallas Jones
1955–1966: Willa Beatrice Player – Bennett's first female president
1966–1987: Isaac H. Miller, Jr.
1987–2001: Gloria Randle Scott
2001–2002: Althia F. Collins
2002–2007: Johnnetta B. Cole
2007–2012: Julianne Malveaux
2012–2013: Esther Terry – Bennett's first alumna president
2013–2016: Rosalind …
