WSCUC submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on accreditation issues. Click here to read WSCUC's comment letter. Additionally, WSCUC also supported the comment letter submitted by the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC), which...
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The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) recently released a new report entitled "Informing Improvement: Recommendations for Enhancing Accreditor Data-Use to Promote Student Success and Equity” that highlights WSCUC's use of data to encourage institutional quality. Read the report here to learn more about the importance of leveraging data to help support institutional progress and accountability. WSCUC is pleased to collaborate with IHEP as we ...
WSCUC pioneered development of an incubation policy that allows institutions to forge innovative partnerships and create new opportunities for students. Recently, WSCUC supported Dominican University of California as it collaborates with Make School, a coding school in San Francisco, to develop new approaches combining computer science and liberal arts that draw on the strengths of each.
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WSCUC President Jamienne Studley recently joined the Lumina Foundation's podcast, "Today's Students, Tomorrow's Talent", to explain accreditors' role in the nation's higher education system, discuss causes of college closures, and share how accreditors work to help students affected by college closures find a pathway to continue their education. To listen to the podcast hosted by Dakota Pawlicki,...
The WASC Senior College and University Commission will hold its June 2019 public meeting at the Claremont Hotel 41 Tunnel Road, Berkeley, CA.
The public is invited to observe the Commission’s public meeting Friday June 28, 2019 from 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM in the Skyline meeting room of the Claremont Hotel.
The public meeting will include the following reports:
- Finance & Operations Committee
- Accreditation Policy & Procedures Committee
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WSCUC has extended the deadline to submit public comments for three proposed policy changes. Click the links below for more information about each policy. Comments must be emailed to policies [at] wscuc.org by May 20, 2019.
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The 2019 WSCUC Annual Report, located in the AMP, will be open from May 1 - May 31, 2019. All eligible, candidate and accredited institutions are required to update and submit annual report information during this time period.
We held orientation webinars on May 1, 2019 2:00-3:00 pm PDT and May 3, 2019, 2:00-3:00 pm PDT where we demonstrated the submission process and answered your questions. To download...
The theme of the 2019 Academic Resource Conference (ARC), “Provocative Questions, Courageous Answers,” encouraged participants to tackle tough conversations and explore creative opportunities to better serve students, strengthen outcomes, and improve the region’s postsecondary system.
The #2019ARC brought together institutional leaders and stakeholders to discuss critical issues facing colleges and universities, including closing equity gaps, supporting underserved and first-...
WSCUC President Jamienne Studley offered the following remarks during the opening plenary for the 2019 Academic Resource Conference, "Provocative Questions, Courageous Answers":
Once upon a time provocative questions on campus sounded like this: “Is there intelligent life elsewhere in the universe?” “What is beauty?” “What if the South had won the Civil War?”
When I was in college our idea of a provocative question was: “If we take over Lowe Library can we end...
California Governor Gavin Newsom's senior higher education policy advisor Dr. Lande Ajose, a former WSCUC Commissioner, offered remarks at the 2019 Academic Resource Conference (ARC) on April 12, 2019. Dr. Ajose shared her personal story of pursing postsecondary education as the daughter of immigrants and outlined the governor's vision for strengthening California's postsecondary education system, raising attainment and improving outcomes, and closing equity gaps.
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