{"id":4,"date":"2025-04-21T10:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/neche-new\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:11:44","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/neche\/","title":{"rendered":"NECHE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the NECHE Self Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark is accredited by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neche.org\/\">New England Commission of Higher Education (aka NECHE)<\/a>. This page has been developed to help you understand the process and to keep you up to date with critical benchmarks along the way. Also to help you understand the process and to keep you up to date with critical benchmarks along the way. Please visit this site periodically for updates on the process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\">Invitation for public comments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Share your thoughts that address substantive matters related to the quality of the institution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/neche\/public-comments\/\">Submit your comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained 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committees have been established for each of the nine (9) NECHE Standards.&nbsp;(Link here to the list and membership of committees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Committees begin meeting and preparing data and support material to inform the narrative of their respective standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A SharePoint site is established to facilitate workgroups and serve as a repository of evidence and materials gathered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Committees gather relevant materials and documents that will inform your section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Committees begin developing outlines and drafts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>January 2025<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Committees begin drafting the narrative of their respective standard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documents are gathered and organized to support the narratives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow 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