This article was originally published in Stateline. When six Southern public university systems this summer formed a new accreditation agency, the move shook the national evaluation model that higher ...

On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order, “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education.” This Executive Order would require agencies that currently accredit colleges and ...

(CNN) — Columbia University could find itself facing far-reaching consequences as the Trump administration threatens its accreditation and accuses the school of violating federal anti-discrimination ...

Haskell Indian Nations University is pictured on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. The Higher Learning Commission has changed Haskell Indian Nations University’s accreditation status from “accredited” to ...

TALLAHASSEE — Siding with the Biden administration, a federal judge Wednesday rejected a challenge by Florida to the constitutionality of the accreditation system for colleges and universities. The ...

The current accreditation system in higher education is outdated and fails to adequately ensure institutional accountability, especially when it comes to student outcomes and value for taxpayers.

GSU’s consolidation process with East Georgia State College was recently accredited by the regional accreditation agency, ...

The Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM) has announced new leadership appointments and significant progress in its accreditation process as part of Xavier University‘s Centennial Homecoming ...

President Donald Trump has acted on his campaign threat to weaponize the college accreditation system against schools that don’t bend to his MAGA worldview, signing an executive order last week that ...

Accreditation is important because it helps determine if an institution meets or exceeds minimum standards of quality and helps students determine acceptable institutions for enrollments. Columbia ...