The Commission approved a new WSCUC Statement of Commitment to Equity & Inclusion on June 25, 2021 expressing WSCUC’s responsibilities and commitment and issuing a call to action to higher education and accreditors. The statement, developed by the new WSCUC Equity & Inclusion Council, builds on WSCUC’s May 2020 George Floyd and Accreditation statement.
Commitment to Equity & Inclusion
One challenge in higher education has been the need to improve postgraduate employment outcomes, writes UT Austin history professor Steven Mintz in his October 28 Inside Higher Ed column “Perceptual Blindness.” He discusses how people can become so focused on...Read More
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Read MoreWSCUC recognizes that institutions are engaged in planning spring 2022 instructional schedules and have questions about possible extensions of temporary authorization for remote instruction due to disruptions from Covid-19. The US Department of Education allowed accrediting agencies to provide such...Read More
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