C-RAC Members Urge Additional Federal Relief for Higher Education Students, Institutions
The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today submitted a letter to congressional leaders urging additional support in...
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C-RAC Statement on Retirements of NECHE and MSCHE Presidents
The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today issued a statement of expressing gratitude to former New England Commission...
C-RAC Announces Leadership Transition
The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today announced Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on...
C-RAC Members Sign Letter Urging Additional Federal Support for Students and Institutions
All seven members of C-RAC have joined higher education stakeholders in signing a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and...
C-RAC Letter on Distance Education and Innovation NPRM
C-RAC members submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Education related to a proposed rule that amends distance education and...
C-RAC Members Encourage Congress to Increase Broadband Access for Students
Many college students lost access to a reliable internet connection when campuses across the country closed due to the coronavirus...
C-RAC Members Urge Continued Flexibility to Support Postsecondary Distance Learning
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recognizing the uncertainty surrounding postsecondary institutions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of...
C-RAC Members offer Guidance to Institutions in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
C-RAC members) have each launched resource centers on their individual websites to provide information to institutions in wake of COVID-19.
Regional Accreditors Submit Comments on College Affordability Act
Following the markup of the College Affordability Act in the House Education and Labor Committee, the Council of Regional Accrediting...
C-RAC Statement on Final Regulations
The U.S. Department of Education today released final regulations related to higher education accreditation. While C-RAC is still in the...
Regional Accreditors React to Education Department’s Proposed Regulatory Changes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today submitted a comment letter in response to the U.S....
Regional Accreditors Applaud Enhanced College Scorecard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC), a coalition of seven regional organizations responsible for...
C-RAC Chair Issues Statement on Negotiated Rulemaking Consensus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley, chair of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) and president of the...
C-RAC Leaders to Serve on Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Education announced Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley, chair of C-RAC and president of the Higher...
C-RAC Statement on Department of Education’s “Rethinking Higher Education” White Papers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Barbara Gellman-Danley, chair of C-RAC and president of the Higher Learning Commission, today issued the following...
ICYMI: Regional Accreditors Testify on Strengthening Accreditation and Encouraging Innovation
Two members of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) recently offered testimony on issues that will be discussed in the...
C-RAC Blog: Embracing Innovation in Higher Education
We are living in a time when innovation is embraced as a necessary tool in American higher education. Our work will lead toward a...
College Accreditors Issue Statements on Negotiated Rulemaking, Submit Comments to Department of Educ
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education...
C-RAC Statement on Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Barbara Gellman-Danley, president of the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions, today issued the following...
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