Accreditors Brace for Trump’s Promised Higher Ed Shakeup
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Accreditors Brace for Trump’s Promised Higher Ed Shakeup (Higher Ed Dive, January 31, 2025) Last week, officials and professionals from the accreditation system that Trump vowed to upend met in Washington, D.C., for the Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s annual conference to discuss the major topics facing the sector. Along with the wholesale replacement of accreditors that Trump promised, plenty of other aspects of accreditation work could change under the new administration and with a Republican majority in Congress.
How Four of Trump’s Policy Actions Could Impact Higher Education in 2025 (Higher Ed Dive, January 31, 2025) The opening days of President Donald Trump’s second term marked early orders that could have far-reaching impacts on colleges and universities. “We have to comply with federal and state laws, and the repercussions for your campus if you do not are significant,” Jon Fansmith, senior vice president of government relations at the American Council on Education said at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation annual conference in Washington, D.C.
New Research Validates the Remarkable Impact of Accreditation in Higher Education (Accreditation Insights Podcast) (EdUp, January 23, 2025) In this podcast, higher education experts reveal compelling evidence that validates the crucial role of accreditation in higher education. This study focuses on the value of programmatic accreditation in healthcare administration programs throughout the United States, and features speaker Anthony C. Stanowski, DHA, FACHE, President & CEO, Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, who presented at last month’s CHEA’s 2025 Annual Conference.
Why Accreditation Matters in Online Education (DC Report, January 21, 2025) Accreditation is necessary to guarantee high quality. Without it, you’re losing official safeguards. This instrument will ensure students are learning current, pertinent information. You should make sure the education offered satisfies industry standards. Beyond online education, an accredited degree has value for employment results. Employers depend on the accreditation warrants.
Hopes and Fears: Higher Ed Leaders Sound Off on Trump’s Return to Power (Inside Higher Ed, January 20, 2025) Donald Trump’s return to the White House—with a GOP Congress behind him, a vice president who’s called universities “the enemy,” and a WWE powerhouse tapped as his education secretary—it’s fair to say that the only certainty for U.S. higher education is uncertainty. He didn’t make higher ed a central issue in his re-election campaign, although he did call for axing the Education Department, firing accreditors, deporting campus protesters, eliminating DEI programs, and launching a national online university.