Washington, DC – The Council of Recognized Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today announced that Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) President, Dr. Mac Powell, will become chair of the organization effective July 1, 2026. Dr. Lawrence Schall, President of New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), will serve as vice chair. Dr. Powell, who is completing a two-year term as vice chair and will serve a two-year term as chair, succeeds Middle S

In January, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced its intent to establish the Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) negotiating rulemaking committee. The committee was tasked with developing proposed regulations on a variety of accreditor-related topics, such as simplifying ED’s regulations for recognition and review of accrediting agencies and revising ED’s criteria and regulations for accrediting agencies to emphasize student achievement and outcome

Washington, DC — The Council of Recognized Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education on proposed Workforce Pell regulations in response to its March 9, 2026, notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) following the Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) negotiated rulemaking committee.

C-RAC raises questions about not having a voting seat where resulting rules could impact millions of students at 3,000 colleges and universities WASHINGTON, DC — The Council of Recognized Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today issued a formal statement regarding its nominee for primary negotiator representing institutional accreditors not being selected as a voting member of the upcoming Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) negotiated rulemaking committee. Despit