ABA Requires Anti-Bias Training for Students

February 23, 2022

HEADLINES

U.S. Law Students to Receive Anti-Bias Training After ABA Passes New Rule (Reuters, February 14, 2022) "The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates approved changes to its law school accreditation standards, including a mandate that law schools provide bias training when students began their legal studies and at least once more before they graduate."

UNG Joins Cyber Command Academic Engagement Network (UNG Newsroom, February 16, 2022) "The University of North Georgia (UNG) has been selected to join the United States Cyber Command Academic Engagement Network. To be eligible to partner with U.S. Cyber Command, institutions must be a two-year, four-year, or post-graduate degree institution with programs that align with the study and work of cyber. They must also be regionally accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation."

Lewis and Clark Community College Faculty Association File Formal Complaints Against Board of Trustees (Illinois Education Association, February 22, 2022) "The Lewis and Clark Community College Faculty Association (LCCCFA) filed complaints against the Lewis and Clark Community College Board of Trustees (BOT) with the Higher Learning Commission, Illinois Community College Trustee Association and Illinois Board of Higher Education. The complaints are the result of an LCCCFA investigation into the BOT that uncovered overreach of authority, lack of transparency in decision making and a disregard for diversity and equity in decision making."

Who Knew? Five Surprises About Accreditation (Inside Higher Ed, February 17, 2022) “It’s no surprise that accreditation is misunderstood. The accreditation system exists precisely to allow for tailored, predictive judgments applying broad standards to infinitely varied institutions. Add multiple accrediting agencies with different approaches, terminology and mandates, with some accreditors evaluating whole institutions and others specific programs, and it’s a recipe for the description 'black box.’”