In the first of this two-part interview, Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Belle Wheelan, president of the Southern Association of Colleges Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), about the tsunami of issues facing higher ed and accreditation today, including three recent examples of undue political influence on governing boards.

Podcast Highlights

• The current misunderstanding of accreditation likely stems from the larger issue of the overall decline of public support for higher ed in general.
• Governing boards—for both public and private institutions—have become increasingly politicized, but there are ways for presidents to address this.
• Recent case studies from Kentucky, South Carolina, and Florida underscore the negative impacts of undue political influence in higher ed.

To read the full show notes, visit https://changinghighered.com/president-of-sacscoc-higher-ed-accreditation

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