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David Randall

David Randall is Director of Communications at the National Association of Scholars. He has taken part in both sides of the accreditation process—working to prepare his own institution (New York Studio School) for an accreditation examination, and serving on an accreditation committee to examine another institution (Academy for Jewish Religion).

Articles by David Randall

Apr 8, 2016 ·

The Great California Accreditation War

Accreditation is like the pancreas: not very interesting, but a source of serious problems if it malfunctions. The pancreas of higher education just said “ouch.” An accrediting agency, licensed by the federal government to keep colleges in good order, just got a (temporarily suspended) death sentence.