Apr 17Inside Higher Ed: College Credit in the Time of CoronavirusConversations around transfer of credit have become increasingly important as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent Inside Higher Ed article highlights...
Jan 29Who 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 diffused, not systemi...
Dec 12, 2018Higher Learning Commission Hosts State Agency Annual MeetingHLC hosted state agency representatives from its 19-state region Nov. 8-9 during the annual meeting of State Higher Education Executive Officers. This year’s...
Sep 17, 2018C-RAC Blog: Embracing Innovation in Higher EducationWe are living in a time when innovation is embraced as a necessary tool in American higher education. Our work will lead toward a stronger system of postseco...
Jun 14, 2018An Inside Look at Why Accreditation WorksThis piece was originally published in Inside Higher Ed on 06/14/2018 and is republished here with permission. Describing his service on a voluntary visiting...
May 30, 2018NACIQI Recommends Renewal for NWCCUOn May 22, 2019, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) voted to support the recommendation of the U.S. Department o...
Apr 2, 2018NWCCU 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 university dean, and cu...
Aug 11, 2017Accreditation is a learning experienceOriginally published in CCDaily. In the past, accreditation was focused on “what and how,” says Liang Chee Wee, president of Northeast Iowa Community College...
Jul 26, 2017The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Announces Presidential Appointment of DDate: June 29, 2017 To: All Interested Parties From: Dr. Raúl Rodríguez, Commission Chair The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Annou...
Jun 8, 2017Don’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 example the downfall of Co...
May 26, 2017Four Questions for Re-AuthorizationCHEA Op-ED Congress is once again at work to re-authorize the Higher Education Act (HEA), a matter of intense interest to accreditors. Much has changed since...
May 17, 2017New research: This is how successful innovation is doneecampusnews.com As higher education institutions face new demands from society, students, and the government, the ground is shifting beneath them. It’s abund...
Apr 28, 2017WSCUC President Testifies before Congressional Committee on Value of AccreditationC-RAC Press Release WSCUC President Testifies before Congressional Committee on Value of Accreditation ALAMEDA, CA – WASC Senior College and University Commi...
Nov 22, 2016We Help the U.S. Dominate Higher EducationThe Wall Street Journal Accreditors have played a vital role in making U.S. colleges the envy of the world. “College Accreditors Faulted for Conflicts” (U.S....
