The Phony War on Accreditors
It is a low bar to clear, but college accreditation has never been so hotly commented on as at present. Many in the higher-ed world fear for its future. Two…
Articles by Samuel Negus
Accreditation-Reform Hopes for the Second Trump Administration
Higher education seemingly played an important if largely negative role in the recent presidential election. Exit polls showed that non-college-educated voters overwhelmingly favored Donald Trump. Many voters associated Kamala Harris…
Heritage Foundation’s College Ratings Should Be Welcomed to the Field
In September, the Heritage Foundation launched an interactive, web-based guide to help students “Choose College with Confidence.” It currently grants nearly 300 colleges and universities one of three designations: “great…
A New Accreditor Has Money in Mind
Annual federal spending on various tuition-subsidy programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (1965) now exceeds $130 billion. Last year, the Biden administration proposed new Financial Value Transparency…
The Lively Exchange of “Idea”
In 2015, a headline on the satirical news website The Onion read, “College Encourages Lively Exchange of Idea.” The subhead? “Students, Faculty Invited to Freely Express Single Viewpoint.” A few…