Education Department Outlines Possible Changes in Accreditation, Distance Education, and Other Rules
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Education Dept. Outlines Possible Changes in Accreditation, Distance Education, and Other Rules (Inside Higher Ed, January 3, 2023) The Education Department outlined in a series of issue papers released Tuesday how it would update the regulations for accreditation, state authorizing agencies, and other policy areas to better protect students. Department officials said in a news release that the Education Department wants to ensure accrediting and state authorization agencies hold institutions accountable.
Higher Ed’s Top 10 Developments of 2023 (Inside Higher Ed, December 18, 2023) Since World War II, the state and federal governments have played a crucial role in higher education: setting tuition and providing funding at public institutions; allocating financial aid; providing research grants; formulating policies dealing with privacy, gender equity and online learning; and establishing accreditation standards. But this past year, governments’ roles increased.
CHEA Mourns the Death of Founding Chair Dr. Robert Glidden (Ohio.edu, December 7, 2023) Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s Founding Chair and Ohio University President Emeritus Dr. Robert Glidden, whose lifelong commitment to academic discovery and research and the advocacy of institutional accreditation forever impacted higher education, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Beyond Ohio University, President Glidden also chaired the Commission on Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness for the American Council on Education in Washington. Perhaps Glidden’s most enduring contribution to the future of higher education in the United States is his seminal work as the founding chair of the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.
Short-term Pell Bill Advances Out of House Education Committee (Higher Ed Dive, December 12, 2023) State and federal regulators and accreditors would determine which programs would qualify for the new grant. Democrats are also objecting to a funding provision that would block private colleges with large endowments from offering federal student loans.
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