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UNC System joins Florida, Texas to form new accrediting agency for public colleges
The states need an accreditor that “can work well with our public universities,” UNC System President Peter Hans said.
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Texas A&M, university systems in other red states will create their own agency to review schools’ quality standards
The creation of the new accrediting agency comes as Republicans have criticized existing ones for reinforcing a liberal bias ...
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Florida launching new higher education accreditor alongside other states, Gov. DeSantis says
The Commission for Public Higher Education will need federal approval. Other participants are university systems in Georgia, ...
Universities may police themselves as Texas A&M forms new accreditor with systems from red states
The Texas A&M System will establish the new Commission for Public Higher Education along with five other state systems.
Florida signs up to create new accrediting body for state universities
Following a longstanding feud with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Florida officials announced they were launching a new accreditation agency with five other ...