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Professional Licensure Research, Compliance, and Disclosures - The Illustration of Three Institutions' Processess

NASASPS Conference 2019 Presentation Presenters: Ronald Brownie, Director, Online & Continuing Education, Northern State University Tyson Heath, Manager of State Authorization and Accreditation, Western Governors University Bridget…

Negotiated Rulemaking Reaches Consensus: An Overview of Processes, Issues, and Next Steps

In this first of several blogs dedicated to sharing the meaningful outcomes of the three-month negotiated rulemaking sessions, Cheryl Dowd and Russ Poulin announce some exciting news and provide an overall assessment of the process and…

ED Negotiated Rulemaking: Innovation Subcommittee Completes Its Work and Makes Several Recommendations

The “Distance Learning and Education Innovation” Subcommittee of the current U.S. Department of Education negotiated rulemaking process completed its work last week. While several reports highlighted that there was disagreement on issues,…

Developing a State Authorization Policy: It’s About the Journey

Today we welcome Lisa Siefker and Robert Griffiths from The Ohio State University to share their journey to educate their institution, assess practices, create and implement processes that connect the core mission of the university to…

SOS! SOS! Secretary of State Compliance Demystified

By Danielle Buckius, Allison Rogers, Dan Silverman (Originally published in February of 2019, updated December 2020, reviewed for lasting relevance March 2026)IntroductionAs a state authorization professional on campus, you have a…

Policy Brief - State Authorization Across State Borders

Please review this paper developed in partnership between WCET (with SAN), UPCEA, and OLC. The paper provides a history and direction in the creation of new Federal regulations for State Authorization of out-of-state activities. …

ED Negotiated Rulemaking: Thoughts, Updates, and New Position Papers from OLC, UPCEA, & WCET

The Department of Education has a long list of higher education regulations under consideration in its negotiated rulemaking process. As the calendar of meetings winds down, the path to agreement on most issues remains rocky, but not…

Don’t Wait Out the Federal Rulemaking: These State Authorization Related Federal Regulations are Currently Enforceable!

Dan Silverman, WCET/State Authorization Network Assistant Director, and I are taking a brief break from the coverage of Negotiated Rulemaking as it affects State Authorization. We remembered that we needed to make good on a promise we made…

Certificate by Assessment for Mastery of State Authorization Basics

The WCET/State Authorization Network (SAN) would like to offer SAN members the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery in the concepts and skills of state authorization through successful completion of an assessment to earn: WCET/SAN…

Special Interest Teams

Professional Licensure Research and Disclosures Emily Woods, University of Kentucky  (Coordinator)  Ashley Stettler, Eastern Washington University  Matthew Gidley, Northern Arizona University  Leeann Fields, UNLV…