The University of Alaska Board of Regents is considering a proposal to examine whether single accreditation or three separate accreditations would be best for the system. ACTA recently sent a letter to the board urging it to review the benefits of single accreditation, given the success of institutions such as Arizona State University and Pennsylvania State University. Accreditation can be a burdensome and expensive process, and it is our worry that by failing to examine the successes that several other institutions have had in moving to or maintaining a single accreditation, the Alaska system will be forced to take on the additional administrative costs, costs which may be passed on to the students and taxpayers of Alaska.
Gwenda Kaczor for The Chronicle Overhauling higher-education accreditation could be on the agenda for conservative lawmakers and policy mavens now that Donald J. Trump has been re-elected president.
Tremors from the election continue to ripple across the country, and the meltdown among the Democrats rages on. What is undeniable is that there is a real opportunity to make some much-needed reforms now.
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