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Keeping College Within Reach: Discussing Program Quality through Accreditation
June 13, 2013 by Anne D. Neal Download PDF
ACTA president Anne Neal participates in “Keeping College Within Reach: Discussing Program Quality through Accreditation” in Washington DC, a public hearing before the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, part of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Accreditation
Today, virtually all colleges and universities in the United States are accredited (sometimes by more than one accrediting body). Yet there is widespread—and justifiable—concern that college quality has been on a steady decline. And while accreditation may have been well-intended, it is no exaggeration to say that it is now the greatest barrier to innovation […]
Accreditation
Accreditation on the Edge
In this recent publication from John Hopkins University Press, authors Susan D. Phillips and Kevin Kinser brought “together the expertise of different stakeholders to illustrate the complexities of the accreditation system and to map the critical issues that must be navigated going forward.” ACTA’s past president Anne D. Neal and current vice president of trustee […]
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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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Experts: Accreditation mars higher education support
Recent discussion about higher education reform has centered on using output metrics to allocate federal dollars, but experts said the approach only scratches the surface. The real culprit, they said, is a flawed accreditation system. Lawmakers have proposed a number of ways to reform higher education. Most recently, President Obama unveiled a plan that would […]
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A Federal Panel Tries to Regulate Accreditation. But Is Anyone Paying Attention?
Every six months or so, about 18 higher education experts plant themselves in a hotel conference room for three days to dig deep into the federal recognition of accrediting agencies. That recognition is more than an honorary status: It gives the agencies the authority to serve as the gatekeepers for more than $100 billion of […]
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