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• Accreditation in the News: Higher Ed Innovation and Other Accreditation-Related Issues (November 2016)
• CIQG Policy Brief: A Framework for Outcomes-Based, Differentiated Accreditation (October 2016)
• Quality International: Articles on the CHEA/CIQG-IIEP/UNESCO Advisory Statement on Combatting Academic Corruption, the Expanded CHEA/CIQG Memorandum of Affiliation and More (September 2016)
• CHEA/CIQG Memorandum of Affiliation Has Been Expanded! Click Here for More Information (September 2016)
• News Release: CHEA Quality Platform to Serve as Quality Assurance Entity in EQUIP Program, U.S. Department of Education Announces (August 2016)
• French and English Versions of the CHEA/CIQG and IIEP-UNESCO Advisory Statement on Combatting Corruption in Higher Education (August 2016)
• News Release: CHEA/CIQG and IIEP-UNESCO Issue Advisory Statement on Combatting Corruption in Higher Education (August 2016)
• Talking Points: The Future of Accreditation - Serving the Public Interest (November 2016)
• Ten Ways in Which Accreditation Serves Students, Society and the Public Interest (August 2016)
• Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish Translations of the CIQG International Quality Principles Now Available (August 2016)
• CIQG Policy Brief: The CIQG Quality Principles: Frequently Asked Questions
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• Fact Sheet on the Quality Platform: External Review of Alternative Providers of Higher Education (July 2015)
• CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG) International Quality Principles
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