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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.
Walking a Fine Line
By Eric Kelderman April 10, 2025
With President Trump expected to take aim at accreditation, one group pondered how to adapt at its annual meeting this week.
The Review | Opinion
By Robert Shireman March 24, 2025
Here’s what to expect from Linda McMahon in the next 90 days.
The Review | Essay
Here are three scenarios for how his attack on higher ed could play out.
Assessment & Accreditation
By Jasper Smith December 10, 2024
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?
By Eric Kelderman December 6, 2024
Traditionally a leader in promoting diversity, it says the shift would focus on student success.
Accreditation
By Eric Kelderman November 26, 2024
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
By J. Brian Charles November 19, 2024
Its sports season has been canceled, faculty and staff have gone unpaid, and accreditors are lurking.
Reclaiming R1
By Jasper Smith October 28, 2024
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
By Dan Bauman October 9, 2024
Accreditor woes have complicated the institution’s inroads to the Golden State.
Trying Something Different
By Francie Diep June 12, 2024
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?