ACTA in the NewsTrusteeship
Calling Foul on the Accreditors
In recent weeks the topic of accreditation—normally a dense and inscrutable process at best—has garnered a remarkable level of attention...
ACTA launches the second in its series of podcasts for trustees, “Higher Ed Now,” providing practical tools for governing boards to promote academic excellence and accountability at their institutions. This second episode features ACTA President Anne D. Neal testifying before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions at their hearing on higher education accreditation, chaired by Senator Lamar Alexander.
In recent weeks the topic of accreditation—normally a dense and inscrutable process at best—has garnered a remarkable level of attention...
Summary Higher education accreditation creates barriers to entry for innovative start-ups while being a poor gauge of program quality and student outcomes. What began as a voluntary system became a de facto requirement, with accreditors abusing their power. To harness the potential of new learning modes, policymakers should consider meaningful structural changes to this ossified […]
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