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Last month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed S.B. 7044, a higher education bill that packs a powerful punch. Higher education accreditation may seem a ho-hum bit of insider baseball dictated at the federal level....
Washington, DC—On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) […]
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On January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., stood on the western side of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, and recited the oath of office to become the 46th president of the United...
Reforming an outdated accreditation process is key to unlocking innovation and improving accountability in higher education. Find out what policymakers can do to improve the quality and reduce the cost of a college degree...
Gordon College is an evangelical liberal-arts school whose mission is to “integrate Christian beliefs and practice into all aspects of our educational experience.” It is one of America’s 1,024 faith-oriented institutions of higher education...
One needn’t look very hard these days to find evidence of significant intervention by state politicians in public university matters — or of accrediting agencies questioning those politicians’ decisions. Just in the last two...
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education issued a proposal to loosen federal standards for accreditors. The stated intent of the proposal is to ignite more innovation in higher education as rigid accreditation standards often...
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