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What the Accreditation Naysayers Don’t Understand
If you want a higher ed reboot, you’re going to need the accreditors, Lawrence Schall writes.
‘Obstacle Course of Bureaucracy’
A new report alleges that “higher education accreditors don’t want to hear your complaints.” That's not true, the accreditors say.
A University Ends Its Faculty Senate, and Dissent Could Be Punished
Leaders of West Virginia’s Bluefield State University ended the Faculty Senate, among other changes that drew faculty criticism. Now, the university president has written a blog post mulling firing certain dissenters.
Opinion
Should the ‘New’ New College Lose Its Accreditation?
In the face of unprecedented political interference, Florida’s public universities have no right to be accredited, Brian Rosenberg writes.
Accreditors Are Sleeping on the Job
The accrediting agencies’ collective failure to hold low-performing colleges accountable against objective standards harms students and taxpayers, Jay Urwitz writes.
An ‘Ambitious’ Regulatory Agenda
The Education Department’s docket for this year includes amending regulations on accreditation, state authorization, distance education, cash management and third-party servicers. Plus, the agency plans new Title IX and gainful-employment regulations this spring.
University of Arizona Pursues Switch to Western Accreditor
The shift away from the Higher Learning Commission is possible because the WASC Senior College and University Commission has broadened its scope to include institutions wherever they reside.
Florida Shops for New Accreditors
Education officials in Florida have been meeting with agencies as they seek a new accreditor for state colleges and universities. A lengthy and expensive process awaits.