No Matter Who Wins the Election, Higher Ed Will Feel the Heat
HEADLINES
Rhetoric and Records Shape the Presidential Race (Chronicle of Higher Education, September 20, 2024) This U.S. election could very well have profound implications for who goes to college. Republicans are seeking to diminish the federal government’s role in ensuring program quality through accreditors. “If the Democrats are elected, we would see a continued focus on accountability, access to higher education, and trying to get a better understanding of what is access to quality education,” says Dominique J. Baker, an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Delaware.
Florida Leads Fight Against Politicized Accreditation (MindingTheCampus.org, October 15, 2024) On October 2, a trial court dismissed Florida’s lawsuit against the Biden Education Department, claiming that accreditation methods for institutions of higher education are illegal.
Republicans Threaten to Remove Colleges’ Accreditation Over Civil Rights Violations (Inside Higher Ed, October 14, 2024) The federal government has no say whether an individual college is accredited, experts say. That decision is up to the accreditors. Only accreditors—not the Education Department—can decide whether a college is accredited, though the department does recognize accrediting agencies.
Grambling State to Celebrate 2024 Class of The Distinguished 10 During Award Ceremony (Grambling State News, October 13, 2024)The Center for Career and Professional Development at Grambling State University will celebrate its second class of The Distinguished 10 on October 18, during Homecoming Week. Grambling State’s Distinguished 10 Class of 2024 includes Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) President, Dr. Cynthia Jackson Hammond, ’72.
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