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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...

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...

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 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 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...

Apr 3, 2019

Accreditor Testifies on Strengthening Accountability in Higher Education

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a hearing today before the House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education, New England Com...

Jan 8, 2019

C-RAC Leaders to Serve on Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Education announced Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley, chair of C-RAC and president of the Higher Lear...

Dec 19, 2018

C-RAC Statement on Department of Education’s “Rethinking Higher Education” White Papers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Barbara Gellman-Danley, chair of C-RAC and president of the Higher Learning Commission, today issued the following com...

Sep 18, 2018

ICYMI: Regional Accreditors Testify on Strengthening Accreditation and Encouraging Innovation

Two members of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) recently offered testimony on issues that will be discussed in the...

Sep 12, 2018

College Accreditors Issue Statements on Negotiated Rulemaking, Submit Comments to Department of Educ

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education o...

Jul 30, 2018

C-RAC Statement on Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Barbara Gellman-Danley, president of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions, today issued the following state...

Jan 25, 2018

Barbara Brittingham, President of NEASC, testifies before Senate education panel on innovation in hi

NEASC president urges more flexibility in evaluating distance education, clarification on how the faculty role is defined in statute to e...

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