HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Accreditation on June 17

On June 17, 2015, at 10:00 am, the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) will hold a hearing on accreditation as part of their work on reauthorizing the Higher Education Act. The hearing will be held in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, and will be live streamed on the hearing website.  As of yet, no witnesses have been announced.  HELP Committee Chairman Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) has issued a white paper on the subject of accreditation.