Apr 17, 2020Inside 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...
Mar 17, 2020C-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 29, 2020Who 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...
Jan 25, 2020ACCJC 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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Apr 10, 2019SACSCOC President Offers Insight into Rigorous Regional Accreditation System, Cautions against “BrigWASHINGTON, D.C.– In a hearing today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Southern Association 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
