Higher Education Accreditation Reform: Free Inquiry Mandate and DEI Policy Ban.
This bill modifies the standards used by agencies to accredit colleges and universities. It mandates that accreditors must assess an institution's success in ensuring free inquiry and academic freedom on campus. Crucially, it prohibits accrediting agencies from considering an institution's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies or the racial composition of its students and staff during the accreditation process.
Key points
Accrediting agencies must now evaluate whether colleges protect the right to free inquiry and academic freedom for students and faculty.
Accreditors are forbidden from considering DEI policies or the racial makeup of the campus community when granting accreditation.
Religious institutions are exempt from the new free inquiry requirements.
Colleges can file a lawsuit if their accreditation is denied or revoked because the agency violated the ban on assessing DEI policies.
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