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Jul 21

C-RAC Statement on Retirements of NECHE and MSCHE Presidents

The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today issued a statement of expressing gratitude to former New England Commission...

Jul 1

C-RAC Announces Leadership Transition

The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today announced Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleg...

Jun 16

Assuring Quality through Accreditation During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unanticipated and unprecedented challenges for higher education institutions nationwide. C-RAC members ...

Jun 3

New England Accrediting Commission Announces New President

BURLINGTON, MA — The New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) announced today that Lawrence M. Schall, currently president of O...

Jun 1

C-RAC Members Sign Letter Urging Additional Federal Support for Students and Institutions

All seven members of C-RAC have joined higher education stakeholders in signing a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Se...

May 15

Department of Education Extends Distance Ed Flexibility Guidance

The U.S. Department of Education today announced it will extend current guidance related to distance education review requirements throug...

May 4

C-RAC Letter on Distance Education and Innovation NPRM

C-RAC members submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Education related to a proposed rule that amends distance education and innova...

Apr 25

C-RAC Members Encourage Congress to Increase Broadband Access for Students

Many college students lost access to a reliable internet connection when campuses across the country closed due to the coronavirus pandem...

Apr 22

C-RAC Members Urge Continued Flexibility to Support Postsecondary Distance Learning

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recognizing the uncertainty surrounding postsecondary institutions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of th...

Apr 17

Inside Higher Ed: College Credit in the Time of Coronavirus

Conversations around transfer of credit have become increasingly important as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent Inside Higher E...

Mar 17

C-RAC Members offer Guidance to Institutions in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic

C-RAC members) have each launched resource centers on their individual websites to provide information to institutions in wake of COVID-19.

Jan 29

Who Leads on College Learning?

"Significant experimentation has taught us much about what works and what doesn't in teaching and learning -- yet the knowledge remains d...

Jan 25

ACCJC Names New President: Dr. Stephanie Droker

The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) is pleased to announce it has named Dr. Stephanie Droker as Presiden...

Oct 31, 2019

Regional Accreditors Submit Comments on College Affordability Act

Following the markup of the College Affordability Act in the House Education and Labor Committee, the Council of Regional Accrediting Com...

Oct 31, 2019

C-RAC Statement on Final Regulations

The U.S. Department of Education today released final regulations related to higher education accreditation. While C-RAC is still in the ...

Jul 12, 2019

Regional Accreditors React to Education Department’s Proposed Regulatory Changes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today submitted a comment letter in response to the U.S. Depar...

Jul 11, 2019

MSCHE President Dr. Elizabeth H. Sibolski to Retire on June 30, 2020

After nearly two decades of service to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), including the last 10 years as President...

May 22, 2019

Regional Accreditors Applaud Enhanced College Scorecard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC), a coalition of seven regional organizations responsible for t...

Apr 10, 2019

SACSCOC President Offers Insight into Rigorous Regional Accreditation System, Cautions against “Brig

WASHINGTON, D.C.– In a hearing today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Southern Association of ...

Apr 3, 2019

C-RAC Chair Issues Statement on Negotiated Rulemaking Consensus

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley, chair of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) and president of the High...

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