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NECHE Self Study Process

Welcome to the NECHE Self Study page. This page provides essential information and resources to keep informed about Clark University’s ten-year accreditation review. Clark is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (aka NECHE). This page has been developed to help you understand the process and to keep you up to date with critical benchmarks along the way. Our first major task is to produce an institutional self-study that will be used as the foundation of our external review process that will occur in the fall of 2025. Please visit this site periodically for updates on the process.

NECHE Standards

Timeline

Fall 2024

  • Individual committees have been established for each of the nine (9) NECHE Standards. (Link here to the list and membership of committees)
  • Committees begin meeting and preparing data and support material to inform the narrative of their respective standards.
  • A SharePoint site is established to facilitate workgroups and serve as a repository of evidence and materials gathered.
  • Committees gather relevant materials and documents that will inform your section.
  • Committees begin developing outlines and drafts

January 2025

  • Committees begin drafting the narrative of their respective standard.
  • Documents are gathered and organized to support the narratives.

February 2025

  • First drafts of each standard’s narrative is shared with relevant stakeholders to ensure a comprehensive and cohesive narrative. <

March 2025

  • The first full draft of the Self Study is brought together for editing and review.

Summer 2025

  • Complete the Self Study report in the early part of the summer.
  • Use mid-summer to finalize and organize the attachments and verify all the data and attachments are in order.

Mid-September 2025

  • Submit the actual self-study to NECHE.

November 2-5, 2025

  • Evaluator team visit to Clark

Spring 2026

  • NECHE Commissioners meet to discuss Clark’s accreditation and informs Clark and the public of the report.

Committees and Membership

Self-Study Co-Chairs Eduard Arriaga-Arango, Associate Professor, Department of Languages, Literature and Culture
John LaBrie, Associate Provost of Graduate Studies and International
Standard 1: Mission and Purpose Co-Chairs Amy Richter, History
Ellen Foley, Sustainability and Social Justice
Standard 2: Planning and Evaluation Co-Chairs Deb Martin, Geography
David Chearo, Chief of Staff and VP for Planning
Standard 3: Organization and Governance Co-Chairs Kristen Williams, Political Science and Chair of the Faculty
Ingrid Busson-Hall, Trustee
Standard 4: Academic Programs Co-Chairs Betsy Huang, English
Laurie Ross, Dean of the College
Standard 5: Students Co-Chairs Kathy Palm Reed, Psychology
Kamala Kiem, Associate Provost for Student Success
Standard 6: Teaching, Learning and Scholarship Co-Chairs Jie Park, Education
Jennifer Hanselmen, Associate Provost for Research
Standard 7: Institutional Resources Co-Chairs Cailin Manson, Visual and Performing Arts
Anne Randall, University Bursar
Standard 8: Educational Effectiveness Co-Chairs Amy Heberle, Psychology
Lynn Murray-Chandler, Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning
Standard 9: Integrity, Transparency and Public Disclosure Co-Chairs Don Spratt, Chemistry
Jill Friedman, Vice President for Marketing and Communication