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Jan 8

AACU: An Accreditor’s View of Assessment from the WASC Senior College and University Commission

This discussion with Jamienne S. Studley from the WASC Senior College and University Commission is the sixth in a series of brief video i...

Dec 23, 2020

AACU: An Accreditor’s View of Assessment from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

This discussion with Sonny Ramaswamy from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is the fifth in a series of brief video i...

Dec 8, 2020

AACU: An Accreditor’s View of Assessment from the Higher Learning Commission

This discussion with President Barbara Gellman-Danley from the Higher Learning Commission is the fourth in a series of brief video interv...

Dec 1, 2020

AACU: An Accreditor’s View of Assessment from SACSCOC

This discussion with President Belle S. Wheelan from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is the third...