The Education Department Punished a Beauty School Accreditor. It Could Have Gone Further.
The Trump administration bars NACCAS from accrediting additional colleges for a year, but stops short of revoking its federal recognition.
The AI College: How One For-Profit School Substituted Instructors with a Chatbot
An inside look at AI-powered Maestro University exposes a pattern of policy failures, potential legal violations, and widespread frustration among students—acting as a warning sign for higher educatio…
A Cheat Sheet to the Trump Accreditation Overhaul
The Trump administration proposes sweeping changes to college accreditation that would reshape oversight, accountability, and institutional governance.
Mythbusting Accreditation: Negotiated Rulemaking with Antoinette Flores
In Final Stretch of Accreditation Negotiations, Trump Administration Resists Compromise
Cosmetology Education in the United States
A round-up of the Higher Education program’s research and investigative reporting on cosmetology education.
A Key Piece of the Trump Accreditation Plan Threatens Accountability
The Trump administration proposes a regulation letting it override accreditors and keep federal aid flowing to potentially failing colleges.
5 Takeaways from the Trump Plan Overhauling College Accreditation
A proposed Education Department regulation reshapes college accreditation, weakening oversight while expanding federal control over higher education.
Accreditation on the Ground: A Q&A with Heather Perfetti
Heather Perfetti, president of Middle States Commission on Higher Education, MSCHE, explains how the accreditor creates standards and evaluates colleges.