AC S ). ▁Acc red itations ▁for ▁special ized ▁programs ▁soon ▁followed . ▁Although ▁the ▁university ▁remains ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁S AC S , ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁prob ation ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁An te bell um ▁era , ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁campus ▁was ▁built ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁David ▁McG av ock . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Rand al ▁McG av ock , ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁Car nt on ▁plant ation ▁and ▁was ▁mayor ▁of ▁Nash ville ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁American ▁Mission ary ▁Association ▁( A MA ): ▁John ▁Og den , ▁Re ver end ▁Er ast us ▁Mil o ▁C rav ath , ▁field ▁secretary ; ▁and ▁Re ver end ▁Edward ▁Par me lee ▁Smith , ▁founded ▁the ▁F isk ▁Free ▁Col ored ▁School , ▁for ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁fre ed men ▁in ▁Nash ville . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁schools ▁and ▁colleg es ▁that ▁the ▁A MA ▁helped ▁found . ▁En roll ment ▁jump ed ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 ▁to ▁ 9 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁several ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁indicating ▁fre ed men ' s ▁strong ▁desire ▁for ▁education , ▁with ▁ages ▁of ▁students ▁r anging ▁from ▁seven ▁to ▁sevent y . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honor