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THEC condenses Quality Assurance Funding to three standards; commissioners press for data use

Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Access, Academics, and Student Success Committee · February 20, 2026
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Summary

THEC staff proposed reducing QAF measures to three buckets (academic program quality, student success, student engagement) and aligning the cycle with outcomes-based funding; the committee approved the change and asked for clearer examples of campus action tied to survey data.

Dr. Julie Roberts, THECchief academic officer, presented finalized Quality Assurance Funding standards that condense previous measures into three primary categories: academic program quality, student success, and student engagement.

Roberts told commissioners the change is intended to focus QAF on program quality and learning outcomes while…

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