Assessment & Accreditation
College accreditation, the recognition that a higher education institution meets a level of education standards and is eligible for federal benefits, is on its surface, a simple concept.
But lately, changes around assessment and accreditation have made this topic more complicated. To better understand assessment and accreditation read our news, opinion and advice stories here.
But lately, changes around assessment and accreditation have made this topic more complicated. To better understand assessment and accreditation read our news, opinion and advice stories here.
Assessment & Accreditation
The financially struggling institution will remain accredited pending an appeal hearing in February. HBCU advocates have long contended that the accreditation process is discriminatory.
What's In Three Words?
Traditionally a leader in promoting diversity, it says the shift would focus on student success.
Accreditation
The president-elect and his allies have floated a sweeping vision for upending the way colleges are accredited. But firing the accreditors is easier said than done.
Finances
Its sports season has been canceled, faculty and staff have gone unpaid, and accreditors are lurking.
Reclaiming R1
Jim Crow laws severely restricted HBCUs’ ability to build graduate programs, limiting the number of Black people with graduate degrees and the amount of research on Black communities.
California Dreaming
Accreditor woes have complicated the institution’s inroads to the Golden State.
Trying Something Different
Last year, Money magazine switched from a college ranking to a rating system with colleges divided into just a handful of tiers. Rankings critics liked the change, but did rankings users?
Changes Coming
A proposed revision, to go into effect in 2025, will label every college with its access and student outcomes, among other changes.
A Turn of Events
Eastern Gateway Community College used a “free college” program to increase its student population to more than 40,000. Now, it’s halting enrollment.
The Review | Opinion
Competition over amenities is over. The next battleground is technology.