Our Accreditation System Has Bennett College Struggling for Life
Founded in 1873 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Bennett College is one only two of historically black colleges just for women. It has been a four-year college since 1926, but in…
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The Radical Experimental College in the Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina is widely respected for institutions such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, both research-intensive and high-prestige schools. But it’s less known for…
Former University President Nails Many of Higher Education’s Ills
Often, the strongest criticisms of higher education come from insiders. One insider is Daniel Johnson, who retired as president of the University of Toledo in 2006 after an academic career…
A Promising Chance at Reform with Congressional Higher Ed Bill
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Higher Education Act into law, inserting the federal government irrevocably into the inner workings of America’s colleges and universities. The bill increased federal…
Regional Accreditors: Kings of the Academic Jungle–or Paper Tigers?
For many people, the topic of college accreditation is dry and arcane. But for faculty seeking to block actions they don’t like, accreditation is their last hope. By threatening its…
The Department of Education De-Accredits an Accreditor
The final year of the U.S. Department of Education in the Obama administration is noteworthy for all its carnage. In September, the large ITT Tech chain of schools, which had…
Will We, at Last, Do Something About Accreditation?
Accreditation is supposed to act as a quality guarantee for colleges and universities, but it works very poorly. Students can and regularly do graduate from accredited schools without having learned…
Can Money Contaminate a College?
You would think so, given the way a Brooklyn College dean avoided a multimillion-dollar grant opportunity.
Accreditation–or Real Quality Assurance?
Higher education still relies on a weak accreditation system, but something better will replace it.
What’s the Point of Accreditation?
The venerable organization that accredits business schools doesn’t seem to put a stamp of quality on its beneficiaries.