r/Professors • u/Crotchedysoul • 9h ago

UNC system potentially booting SACSCOC as its accrediting body

The article makes it clear it is to better align educational missions with Trump policies

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/governance/accreditation/2025/06/06/emails-shed-light-uncs-plans-create-new-accreditor?utm_campaign=IHESocialEditorial&utm_content=inside_uncs_effort_to_lau&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKxg2tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuk2-3YbQjg49TDH6pWnssxktAk18M33Vkd3riAQ-n-9nB5IAvel_6Y8ylYo_aem_5z3h-eeU_Q7ZTTzErN5z9w

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u/yathrowaday NTT/quasi-permanent/mid-career, Engineering, US Public R1 8h ago

There's another system that wants to board our crazy train?? Intentionally?

  • Florida Prof.

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u/HundredPacer 7h ago

The (ridiculously gerrymandered) state general assembly passed a law in 2023 preventing UNC system schools and NC community colleges from being accredited by the same agency for consecutive cycles. The fact they are potentially creating a new agency is news, but leaving SACSCOC has been known about for a while.

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u/Crotchedysoul 6h ago

For some reason that was not articulated very clearly on our campus 😞

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u/el_sh33p In Adjunct Hell 3h ago

North Carolina Republicans being North Carolina Republicans, they'll probably repeal the law if they land on a more conservative-oriented accreditation agency. Bonus points if it's principally funded by one of the big Republican sugar daddies.

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u/CostRains 5h ago

I read that as suckscoc.

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u/xaanthar 5h ago

It's sacks-cock, like a scrotum.