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Statement of Anne D. Neal before NACIQI
ACTA President Anne D. Neal delivered this statement before the National Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity prior to recusing herself from its June 2014 meeting.
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Alternative to NACIQI Draft Final Report
April 1, 2012 by Anne D. Neal and Arthur Rothkopf Download PDF
ACTA’s president Anne D. Neal and president emeritus of Lafayette College Arthur Rothkopf submit an alternative to the draft final report of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI).
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Testimony before NACIQI at U.S. Department of Education
ACTA president Anne D. Neal testifies before NACIQI on the “dispositions” evaluations encouraged by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Accreditation
ACTA Testifies Before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
ACTA has repeatedly documented that the system of higher education accreditation is a barrier to innovation, improvement, and accountability at colleges and universities. On May 29, ACTA President Anne D. Neal demonstrated to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that the inadequacy of accreditation is particularly harmful to socio-economically disadvantaged students. Joining Anne Neal on […]
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ACTA in the NewsTrusteeship
Lawmakers at Hearing on College Accreditation System Call for More Accountability
A House of Representatives education subcommittee met Tuesday to assess the role of accreditation in higher education. Lawmakers largely criticized the country’s 50-year-old accreditation process, claiming that it fails to ensure academic quality, lacks accountability, and drives up college costs for administrators and students. Rep. Howard P. (Buck) McKeon, a California Republican and chairman of […]
ACTA in the NewsTrusteeship
Subcommittee to Discuss the Role of Accreditation in Quality Higher Education Programs
On Thursday, June 13 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Keeping College Within Reach: Discussing Program Quality Through Accreditation.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Accreditation plays an important role in […]
ACTA in the NewsTrusteeship
U.S. House of Representatives Holds Hearing on Accreditation
On June 13, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Workforce held a hearing focusing on accreditation. The hearing – “Keeping College Within Reach: Program Quality through Accreditation” – featured testimony from Elizabeth Sibolski, President of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Michale McComis, Executive Director and Chief Executive […]
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