Institution: Loras College

Date: September 04, 2026

Violation Summary: Pursuant to Bylaw 32.9.6, this negotiated resolution has no precedential value. This case involved Loras’s improper awarding of financial aid to international student-athletes in a pattern that was clearly distinguishable from other students at the institution. Specifically, the institution permitted a donor to contribute $214,588 to fund private financial aid awards for four Colombian baseball student-athletes during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years. The institution selected the recipients and awarded the awards to the same four baseball student athletes in both academic years. As a result, the student-athletes received an award totaling at least $24,800 each year. Combined with the institution’s $28,000 international student financial aid award, their total aid packages covered approximately 97% of the cost of attendance for each student-athlete.

Penalty Summary: The parties’ agreed-upon penalties include public reprimand and censure, two years of probation, a $2,500 fine, a Level II review by the Financial Aid Committee and required compliance education for institutional staff responsible for creating or awarding financial aid.

Involved Sports:
Baseball

Involved Penalties:

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