Browsing: Accreditors

The Department of Education has taken aim at two accreditors, warning them that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts built into their current standards are in conflict…

In an executive order last April, Trump directed the Education Department to accelerate the process to recognize new accreditors. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images The Education Department is…

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump called accreditation his “secret weapon.” Now, a year into his second term, education under secretary Nicholas Kent is the…

The Education Department said late last year that the grant program, which has funded student success initiatives, would support projects related to accreditation reform, civil discourse,…

A group of college accreditors is backing the use of artificial intelligence to reduce credit loss during transfer, which is a major barrier to completion for…

The microcredential landscape is often called a “wild west” in higher ed circles. The field is crowded with tens of thousands of program providers, in and…