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Higher education reform in the U.S. is focused on affordability, post-completion outcomes, academic quality, social activism, and the relevance of accreditation to all the above....

The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal has been an articulate and sophisticated advocate for accreditation choice in the U.S., developing model state legislation...

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Forces philanthropic, academic, and policy-based converged in 2024 to ignite the creative fire from which were forged principles of excellence, strength and independence as applied...

Defining peer institutions through mission, purpose, aspirations, and societal impact The National Association for Academic Excellence Inc.   |   January 2025 A subtle but substantial change...

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As we step into 2025, accreditation in higher education faces a pivotal moment. For the National Association for Academic Excellence (NAAE), this is more than...

The University of Austin (UATX), a new college that promotes open debate as in “shout-nothing- but-say-anything,” caught the attention of CBS News. The report asks,...

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Institutional well-being – financial as well as operational – was featured on “Accreditation Insights,” part of the EdUp podcast portfolio. The conversation between Laurie Shanderson...

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As public policy is formed in response to salient threats (pandemics, climate change, pernicious social media), the vast resources of the scientific community and academia...

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When the earth moved for higher education accreditation in 2020, the bookshelves at academia swayed a bit but then came to rest with little immediate...

The National Association for Academic Excellence, Inc. (NAAE, Inc.) today announced its launch as the nation’s newest institutional accreditation organization, focused on elevating the standards...

The National Association of Academic Excellence (NAAE) proudly celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, October 1,...

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Accreditation based on strong principles, standards and structured, systematic review of institutional effectiveness is compared to proxies for quality that are applied by government regulatory...