The inaugural International Higher Education Accreditation Convening, hosted by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), gathered a global community to exchange ideas and explore emerging opportunities in higher education.  Heather F. Perfetti, President,...

On October 30, 2026, the United States Department of Education (USDE) published final regulations from its Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) rulemaking. The regulations revise the federal criteria for recognizing accrediting agencies (34 CFR § 602) and related rules on institutional eligibility (34...

Three State University of New York (SUNY) institutions – Columbia-Greene Community College, Corning Community College, and Dutchess Community College – will join the Workforce Trust to use the National Accreditation Commission (NAC) AI-powered Accreditation Information Hub (AIHub) for Workforce Pell programs, creating more...