Accreditation
Rethinking Accreditation
ACTA president Anne D. Neal gives a presentation to the "Law Innovation and Growth: Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Retreat," hosted by KAUFFMAN The Foundation of Entrepreneurship.
ACTA president Anne Neal participates in “Keeping College Within Reach: Discussing Program Quality through Accreditation” in Washington DC, a public hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, part of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
On June 13, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Workforce held a hearing focusing on accreditation. The hearing - "Keeping College Within Reach: Program Quality through Accreditation" - featured testimony from Elizabeth Sibolski, Pres...
Recent discussion about higher education reform has centered on using output metrics to allocate federal dollars, but experts said the approach only scratches the surface. The real culprit, they said, is a flawed accreditation system. Lawmakers have proposed a number of ways to reform high...
Every six months or so, about 18 higher education experts plant themselves in a hotel conference room for three days to dig deep into the federal recognition of accrediting agencies. That recognition is more than an honorary status: It gives the agencies the authority to serve as the gatek...
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