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The Key Podcast: Higher Ed’s Accreditation Overhaul Is Only Getting Started
The Education Department’s Push for Accreditation Reform Could Backfire
An agency leader says the proposed rules could disrupt the balance of power and stifle innovation.
Will Trump’s Accreditation Revamp Force Campus Changes?
While nearly half of respondents on a recent survey anticipate the proposed policy will have “meaningful impacts” overall, many are skeptical about the effect of specific provisions.
Why We Haven’t Measured College-Level Learning
Past efforts have failed because of tension over whether they’re for us (colleges) or them (our overseers). Let’s try again so colleges can prove they’re giving students what we promise them.
ABA Accreditation Council Repeals Diversity Standard
In a 10-to-6 vote, the council scrapped a long-standing requirement that law schools “demonstrate by concrete action a commitment to diversity and inclusion.”
ABA Accreditation Council Votes on Long-Contested Diversity Standard
Slated to take place at a special meeting Sept. 8, the vote comes just two weeks after the Trump administration recommended denying the accreditation council federal recognition.
Reading the Rules for Rule Makers, Part 1
Conflating academic freedom with perceived viewpoint diversity: such a fundamental category error as to imply bad faith.
Another Member of Former Regional Accreditors’ Group Leaves
In its departure announcement, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education said it’s “driving broader partnerships.”