NECHE 2026 Draft of Revised Standards
The Commission is pleased to share a draft of NECHE’s 2026 Standards for Accreditation. As you may recall, the Commission began its decennial review in June 2024 and, in Fall 2024, […]
USDE Office Of Civil Rights Notifications and NECHE’s Role
As widely noted in the press, Harvard University received a letter on June 30, 2025 from the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (USDE OCR) notifying the […]
C-RAC Statement on House Accreditation Bill
On June 24, 2025, the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) released the following letter to House Committee on Education and Workforce Chair Tim Walberg in response to the Accreditation […]
The President’s FY2026 Budget Request for ED and Other Agencies
On Friday, May 30, the Administration submitted additional materials related to its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget request to Congress. Attached is a summary and analysis of the portion of […]
C-RAC – FAQs for Students and Institutions of Higher Education about the White House Executive Order on Accreditation
On April 23, the White House issued an executive order (EO) titled “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education.” As a group that represents seven federally recognized institutional accrediting commissions, the […]
Accreditors React to President Trump’s Latest Executive Order Targeting College Oversight
Dr. Heather Perfetti, President of Middle States Commission on Higher Education and Chair of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC), today issued the following statement in response to the […]
President Trump’s Initial Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda (Updated 03-17-2025)
The most recent version of this memorandum was sent on March 10, 2025. Since that time, President Trump has issued additional Executive Orders that address or will have an impact […]
President Trump’s Initial Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda (Updated 03-10-2025)
President Trump issued an additional Executive Order calling for changes in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) authority. The additional order is entitled “Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness”. Penn Hill […]
President Trump’s Initial Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda (Updated 03-04-2025)
President Trump issued an additional Executive Order that addresses or will have an impact on education and workforce development or will affect the operations of the U.S. Departments of Education […]
Frequently Asked Questions About Racial Preferences and Stereotypes Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
This FAQ document, which was put together and published by the Department of Education, is intended to anticipate and answer questions that may be raised in response to the Dear […]
