the campuswide “compliance audit” comes in response to a trio of recent executive orders barring educational institutions from employing certain race- and diversity-based practices.

The board’s request for the audit and reforms was in response to ... All of which found the county in compliance, according to the internal auditor’s report. The auditor excluded four payments ...

An audit is a systematic, independent examination of financial records, statements, and operations to verify their accuracy, compliance with standards, and freedom from material misstatements.