Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Executive Order 14279, April 23, 2025
Aims to reform the accreditation systems and processes for higher education, including through the use of denials or suspensions of accreditation recognition, particularly for accreditors implementing DEI policies. Stresses improving the efficiency of the accreditation process.
From the Order:
Section 1. Purpose. A group of higher education accreditors are the gatekeepers that decide which colleges and universities American students can spend the more than $100 billion in Federal student loans and Pell Grants dispersed each year. The accreditors' job is to determine which institutions provide a quality education—and therefore merit accreditation. Unfortunately, accreditors have not only failed in this responsibility to students, families, and American taxpayers, but they have also abused their enormous authority.