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Speaker urges adoption of HR 2516 to curb DEI in college accreditation
Summary
An unidentified speaker at an unspecified hearing urged colleagues to adopt HR 2516, the Accreditation for College Excellence (ACE) Act, saying accreditors have 'failed in their stewardship' by enforcing DEI standards and that the bill and an amendment would protect religious accreditors and codify a prior executive order.
An unidentified speaker urged colleagues at an unspecified hearing to adopt HR 2516, the Accreditation for College Excellence (ACE) Act, arguing that accreditors have "failed in their stewardship" and that the bill is needed to stop what the speaker called ideological pressure on colleges.
The speaker said accreditation determines which institutions can access federal student aid and warned that accreditors have shifted from evaluating educational outcomes to promoting "divisive and toxic…
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