6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (190+ words) Throughout history, autocrats have gone after higher ed finances to control institutions’ culture. By Dominique J. Baker Illustration by Justin Morrison / Inside Higher Ed The ultimate danger remains that, when institutions comply with authoritarian wishes, the government will just ask…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (415+ words) In its departure announcement, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education said it’s “driving broader partnerships.” Another institutional accreditor has left the Council of Recognized Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC)—the second departure in the last two months from the group of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (522+ words) Wealthy students with high standardized test scores make up the majority of students at the most selective universities, which also spend far more on student instruction than less selective institutions. So where does that leave everyone else? Roughly two-thirds of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (839+ words) The administration accused accreditors of neglecting their “positions of public trust.” The Trump administration’s sweeping plan to reshape how accreditors oversee colleges and universities was released for public comment last week, prompting a flurry of consternation about the future of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (592+ words) The Education Department and National Science Foundation have suggested regulations that would adopt core aspects of the White House Office of Management and Budget’s proposal—even though it’s not finalized. Individual agencies are suggesting rules echoing a White House proposal…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (408+ words) The Trump administration accused the accreditor of violating federal requirements in nearly 30 ways. The Trump administration is trying to strip the American Bar Association’s accreditation council of federal recognition—a move that could threaten law students’ eligibility for federal student…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (265+ words) Constituents have until Sept. 19 to comment on the rule. The Trump administration took the next step Wednesday in its effort to overhaul who decides which institutions should have access to federal aid and how, releasing proposed changes to the Education…...