Trump’s Next Higher Education Target: Shaking Up College Accreditation

Education Department Moves to Overhaul College Accreditation Rules

The U.S. Department of Education is taking a major step toward rewriting rules on how colleges and universities are accredited, a key aspect of the Trump administration’s higher education agenda. In a notice published Jan. 27, the department said it is soliciting nominations for an upcoming advisory committee that will participate in a process known as negotiated rulemaking. Through that process, the department plans to develop new regulatory la…

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Education Dept. Eyes Rewrite of Accreditation Rules

ED officials have said for months that they want to tackle the regulations governing accreditors. A Monday announcement offers more specifics on their agenda. The Department of Education is taking its next major step toward overhauling the college accreditation system, inviting higher ed policy experts to suggest nominees for an upcoming negotiating committee.

Trump’s Next Higher Education Target: Shaking Up College Accreditation

The Department of Education is forming a negotiated rulemaking committee to write new accrediting regulations and make it easier for new accreditors to become approved.

Education Department moves to overhaul accreditation regulations

The agency wants to make it easier for new accreditors to gain recognition and to curb diversity, equity and inclusion standards, per a Federal Register notice.

Washington Watch: ED announces ‘neg-reg’ on accreditation

The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Monday announced its long-anticipated negotiated rulemaking to reform the accreditation system, which ultimately will result in new regulations. The department’s announcement comes in light of a high-profile executive order and numerous official statements by the Trump administration that reflect a deep dissatisfaction with the accreditation status quo. Recently, the