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    • Mar 22, 2021

    ACE Releases Task Force Report on Transfer and Award of Credit

    ​An ACE Task Force of college and university presidents and chancellors released a report today offering recommendations and best...
    • Jan 8, 2021

    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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • Nov 19, 2020

    AACU: An Accreditor's View of Assessment from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education

    From the Association of American Colleges & Universities "Liberal Education BLOG": This discussion with President Heather Perfetti and...
    • Nov 12, 2020

    AACU: An Accreditor's View of Assessment from the New England Commission of Higher Education

    This discussion with Laura Gambino, vice president at the New England Commission of Higher Education, is the first in a series of brief...
    • Apr 17, 2020

    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...
    • Jan 29, 2020

    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...
    • Dec 12, 2018

    Higher Learning Commission Hosts State Agency Annual Meeting

    HLC hosted state agency representatives from its 19-state region Nov. 8-9 during the annual meeting of State Higher Education Executive...
    • Sep 17, 2018

    C-RAC Blog: Embracing Innovation in Higher Education

    We are living in a time when innovation is embraced as a necessary tool in American higher education. Our work will lead toward a...
    An Inside Look at Why Accreditation Works
    • Jun 14, 2018

    An Inside Look at Why Accreditation Works

    This piece was originally published in Inside Higher Ed on 06/14/2018 and is republished here with permission. Describing his service on...
    • May 30, 2018

    NACIQI Recommends Renewal for NWCCU

    On May 22, 2019, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) voted to support the recommendation of...
    NWCCU Appoints Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, New
    • Apr 2, 2018

    NWCCU Appoints Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, New

    The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) announced today that Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, a prominent scientist, former...
    • Aug 11, 2017

    Accreditation is a learning experience

    Originally published in CCDaily. In the past, accreditation was focused on “what and how,” says Liang Chee Wee, president of Northeast...
    The Accrediting Commission for Community
and Junior Colleges Announces Presidential Appointment of D
    • Jul 26, 2017

    The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Announces Presidential Appointment of D

    Date: June 29, 2017 To: All Interested Parties From: Dr. Raúl Rodríguez, Commission Chair The Accrediting Commission for Community and...
    • Jun 8, 2017

    Don’t Tear Down Accreditation. Build on What’s Right About It.

    Chronicle of Higher Education In a recent Chronicle essay on the alleged failures of accreditation, the author uses as her primary...
    • May 26, 2017

    Four Questions for Re-Authorization

    CHEA Op-ED Congress is once again at work to re-authorize the Higher Education Act (HEA), a matter of intense interest to accreditors....
    • May 17, 2017

    New research: This is how successful innovation is done

    ecampusnews.com As higher education institutions face new demands from society, students, and the government, the ground is shifting...
    • Apr 28, 2017

    WSCUC President Testifies before Congressional Committee on Value of Accreditation

    C-RAC Press Release WSCUC President Testifies before Congressional Committee on Value of Accreditation ALAMEDA, CA – WASC Senior College...
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