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A memorandum of understanding between the two schools paves the way to create the Pine Manor Institute for Student Success at Boston College. Once established, the institute will coordinate Boston College's approach to first-generation and low-income students, the prime demographic served by Pine Manor for more than a decade.
We need to hold accreditors more accountable for whether they are really protecting quality or whether they are just protecting the survival of their own institutions.
<p>The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools used to keep a low profile while verifying the academic integrity of schools in their region. But their region includes Texas and Florida. </p>
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has been a frequent target in the partisan fight over higher ed. Its struggles could hold lessons for other agencies under lawmakers’ scrutiny. College accreditors became the latest target of conservatives’ efforts to upend higher education when former president—and 2024 presidential candidate—Donald Trump last week announced his plan to “fire” the agencies. His charge: the accreditors have failed to protect students from the “Marxist maniacs and lunatics” who he believes have taken over higher ed.
Education officials in Florida have been meeting with agencies as they seek a new accreditor for state colleges and universities. A lengthy and expensive process awaits.