Importance of Shared Accountability Among Accreditors, Regulators, Institutions
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The Changing Face of Accreditation in Higher Education (CECU Career Education Report Podcast, April 2023) The CECU Career Education Report podcast featured CHEA President Cynthia Jackson Hammond, who explained the need for shared accountability among higher education accreditors, state regulators, and institutions. She also explains CHEA’s new Arbitration Program, the implications of upcoming rulemaking by the Department of Education, and recent legislation passed in Florida that will directly affect accrediting organizations and institutions.
The Political Trials of a Southern Accreditor (Inside Higher Ed, May 8, 2023 College accreditors became the latest target of conservatives’ efforts to upend higher education when former president—and 2024 presidential candidate—Donald Trump last week announced his plan to “fire” the agencies. His charge: the accreditors have failed to protect students from the “Marxist maniacs and lunatics” who he believes have taken over higher ed.
Accredited Online Colleges (U.S. News & World Report, May 5, 2023) Among the most important steps a prospective student can take is to ensure an online degree program is accredited by an organization recognized by either the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
At This New College, Accreditation Is Beside the Point (Real Clear Education, May 5, 2023) For some, accreditation means academic life or death. Not so for the people behind Mount Liberty. “Accreditation is the tool the education establishment uses to enforce conformity,” said Jones. “If there was ever a case to be made for it, its time has passed.”
Trump’s ‘Secret Weapon’? College Accreditation (Insider Higher Education, May 4, 2023)Accreditors said the plan was not practical and represented a shift for the former president. The issue of accreditation has become the subject of much debate between the two leading Republicans eyeing the presidency in 2024.