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An Inside Look at Why Accreditation Works
Describing his service on a voluntary visiting team, Bob Ubell defends regional accreditation as a form of “deliberative democracy” and urges us not to hand it over to a federal education police force.
DeVos Brought Back For-Profit Accreditor Her Own Department Faulted
Before education secretary restored federal recognition to ACICS, report by department staff failed the organization on numerous standards.
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Creating a Culture of Cronyism
A lucrative form of patronage appears to be emerging at Michigan State in the wake of the Nassar scandal, write James Finkelstein and Judith Wilde.
New Presidents or Provosts: Buena Vista U, California Institute of the Arts, Chandler-Gilbert CC, Georgia Southwestern State U, Glendale CC (Ariz.), Idaho State U, Keene State College, Lewis-Clark State College, Millersville U of Pa.
Tracie Costantino, interim provost at Rhode Island School of Design, has been chosen as provost at California Institute of the...
Comeback in Compton
After becoming the first public college in California to lose accreditation, Compton College is preparing to stand on its own once again.
A Coarse Email and a Likely Ouster
After email about strategy to "shut up the bitchers" on the faculty, Southern Illinois University's system president appears likely to be placed on leave. He expresses surprise at the plan.
Faculty Backlash Over Conn.'s Troubled Consolidation Plan
After the accreditor for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system pushed back on plans to consolidate the state's 12 community colleges, some faculty groups are calling for new leadership and more funding.
Golden Parachute, Deflated
Ex-president of seminary, a week after being eased into new paid positions, is fired amid reports of how he handled a report of sexual assault at a previous institution.