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Accreditation
Self-Study Documents (available to Barnard community)
Barnard College Self-Study 2019-2022, report for the Barnard community, March 5, 2022 (pdf)
Self-Study Feedback Session for Students (recording), Nov 16, 2021
Self-Study Feedback Session for Faculty (recording), Nov 15, 2021
Self-Study Feedback Session for Staff (recording), Nov 12, 2021
Proposed Self-Study Recommendations, October 2021
Self-Study Faculty Meeting Update, October 4, 2021
Self-Study Design Document, submitted October 2019 (pdf)
Standards of Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation, Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 2015 (pdf)
Middle States Evaluation Team Remote Visit April 4-6, 2022
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Middle States Self-Study Feedback Sessions
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Middle States Self-Study Update - Community Zoom Session February 15, 2021
The Barnard Middle States Steering Committee presented an update to the College community on the progress of the Self-Study on Monday, February 15th. Click below to access a recording of the community update.
Accreditation
Barnard College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000) www.msche.org. The MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Accreditation is reaffirmed every eight years through a process that entails:
- a comprehensive and campus-wide self-study by the institution,
- a visit to campus by a team of faculty and administrators from peer institutions,
- the team’s written evaluation and recommendations to the Commission, and
- the Commission’s accreditation action.
Every element of the review process is based on standards of quality developed by the Commission in consultation with its accredited institutions.
The current comprehensive review began in Academic Year 2018-19 and will conclude in spring 2022.
Barnard’s Accreditation Status
Barnard’s current Statement of Accreditation is available on the MSCHE website.
Process and Timeline for 2019-2022 Comprehensive Review
Barnard is conducting a Comprehensive Review by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education from 2019-2022. The review has four primary components:
- Institutional self-study: a comprehensive and campus-wide self-study by the institution
- Evaluation Team Visit: a visit to campus by a team of faculty and administrators from peer institutions,
- Review and decision by MSCHE: the team’s written evaluation and recommendations to the Commission, and
- the Commission’s accreditation action.
Timeline
Barnard’s Self-Study process began in 2019; the Self-Study will be submitted in fall 2021 and the Team Visit will occur in spring 2022.
Steering Committee Members
- Linda Bell, Provost
- Dina Merrer, Professor of Chemistry (co-chair)
- Giorgio DiMauro, Associate Provost for International Initiatives & Special Projects (co-chair)
- Peter Connor, Professor of French (Working Group 1)
- Reshmi Mukherjee, Professor of Physics and Vice Provost for Academic Research and Centers (Working Group 1)
- Sharon Harrison, Professor of Economics (Working Group 2)
- Nikki Youngblood-Giles, Associate Dean Beyond Barnard (Working Group 2)
- Debra Minkoff, Professor of Sociology (Working Group 3)
- Ariana Gonzalez-Stokas, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Working Group 3)
- Brian Mailloux, Professor of Environmental Science (Working Group 4)
- Roger Mosier, Interim Vice President for Operations (Working Group 4)
- Nikisha Williams, Executive Director of Institutional Assessment
Questions? Please contact us at selfstudy@barnard.edu