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Institutional Accreditation is in Dire Need of Change: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 144 With Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton And Guest Ralph Wolff

The Change Leader, Inc.

Because institutions are so large, accreditation typically looks at processes, program reviews, assessments of student learning, shared governance, documents, policies, and how they’re implemented. The WASC region is divided into two-year and four-year and above with the Senior Commission and Community College Commission.

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Acting in the Best Interest of the Institution

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

President Welch emphasized that if you know you’re facing a hard choice, resolve to face it sooner rather than later: “We immediately went to our other six system campuses and said, ‘We're going to begin a very aggressive program review process.’ And I said, ‘No, no, no, no.