May 4C-RAC Letter on Distance Education and Innovation NPRMC-RAC members submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Education related to a proposed rule that amends distance education and innovation under the Highe...
Apr 25C-RAC Members Encourage Congress to Increase Broadband Access for StudentsMany college students lost access to a reliable internet connection when campuses across the country closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, April...
Apr 22C-RAC Members Urge Continued Flexibility to Support Postsecondary Distance LearningWASHINGTON, D.C. – Recognizing the uncertainty surrounding postsecondary institutions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Council of Regiona...
Mar 17C-RAC Members offer Guidance to Institutions in Wake of COVID-19 PandemicC-RAC members) have each launched resource centers on their individual websites to provide information to institutions in wake of COVID-19.
Jan 25ACCJC Names New President: Dr. Stephanie DrokerThe Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) is pleased to announce it has named Dr. Stephanie Droker as President-Elect. Her term as...
Oct 31, 2019Regional Accreditors Submit Comments on College Affordability ActFollowing the markup of the College Affordability Act in the House Education and Labor Committee, the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) tod...
Oct 31, 2019C-RAC Statement on Final RegulationsThe U.S. Department of Education today released final regulations related to higher education accreditation. While C-RAC is still in the process of reviewing...
Jul 12, 2019Regional Accreditors React to Education Department’s Proposed Regulatory ChangesWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today submitted a comment letter in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s...
Jul 11, 2019MSCHE President Dr. Elizabeth H. Sibolski to Retire on June 30, 2020After nearly two decades of service to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), including the last 10 years as President and Chief Executive...
May 22, 2019Regional Accreditors Applaud Enhanced College ScorecardWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC), a coalition of seven regional organizations responsible for the accreditation of ...
Apr 3, 2019C-RAC Chair Issues Statement on Negotiated Rulemaking ConsensusWASHINGTON, D.C. – Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley, chair of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) and president of the Higher Learning Commissi...
Apr 3, 2019Accreditor Testifies on Strengthening Accountability in Higher EducationWASHINGTON, D.C. – In a hearing today before the House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education, New England Commission of Higher Ed...
Jan 8, 2019C-RAC Leaders to Serve on Negotiated Rulemaking CommitteeWASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Education announced Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley, chair of C-RAC and president of the Higher Learning Commission, wil...
Dec 19, 2018C-RAC Statement on Department of Education’s “Rethinking Higher Education” White PapersWASHINGTON, D.C. – Barbara Gellman-Danley, chair of C-RAC and president of the Higher Learning Commission, today issued the following comment in response to ...
Sep 18, 2018ICYMI: Regional Accreditors Testify on Strengthening Accreditation and Encouraging InnovationTwo members of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) recently offered testimony on issues that will be discussed in the U.S. Department of ...
Sep 12, 2018College Accreditors Issue Statements on Negotiated Rulemaking, Submit Comments to Department of EducWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education on several accreditat...
Jul 30, 2018C-RAC Statement on Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking AnnouncementWASHINGTON, D.C. – Barbara Gellman-Danley, president of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions, today issued the following statement after the Trump...
Jan 25, 2018Barbara Brittingham, President of NEASC, testifies before Senate education panel on innovation in hiNEASC president urges more flexibility in evaluating distance education, clarification on how the faculty role is defined in statute to enable new approaches...
Nov 2, 2017WSCUC Appoints Jamienne Studley New President and CEOOriginally posted on the WSCUC website. ALAMEDA, CA – The WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) announced Jamienne S. Studley will assume the...
Sep 28, 2017Statement of C-RAC Support for Bill to Allow Waivers for Accreditors to Bypass Barriers to Higher EdContact: Shep Ranbom, sranbom@communicationworks.com, (202) 955-9450 x315 Statement of C-RAC Support for Bill to Allow Waivers for Accreditors to Bypass Ba...
