"More than 70 colleges, universities, nonprofits and other organizations are sharing $169 million to advance a number of the Trump administration's priorities. Those include accreditation reform, promoting civil discourse, short-term workforce training programs and advancing the use of artificial intelligence in higher education. The Education Department announced the grant competition in November and said Monday that it had awarded the funds, which have historically gone to programs that support student success."
"Colleges received funding to switch accreditors, start short-term programs that will be eligible for the new Workforce Pell program, hold workshops on constructive dialogue and support peer-to-peer engagement in civil dialogue. Just over $50 million apiece went to the AI, civil discourse and Workforce Pell priorities, while projects related to accreditation received nearly $15 million, according to an Inside Higher Ed analysis of department data. All the grants in this tranche are for four years."
"Two new accreditors planning to seek federal recognition-the Postsecondary Commission and the Commission for Public Higher Education Inc.-each received $1 million. The department also awarded $1 million to the University of Rochester for its plans to establish an accreditor focused on higher education certificate programs that serve students with intellectual disabilities, and another $1 million to Valley Forge Military College, which wants to create a new hybrid accrediting agency for military-aligned associate and certificate programs."
More than 70 colleges, universities, nonprofits and other organizations received $169 million in grants to support accreditation reform, civil discourse initiatives, short-term workforce training and artificial intelligence in higher education. Funding supports institutions switching accreditors, launching short-term programs eligible for the Workforce Pell program, hosting workshops on constructive dialogue and fostering peer-to-peer civil engagement. Just over $50 million each funded AI, civil discourse and Workforce Pell priorities, while accreditation projects received nearly $15 million. All grants span four years. Multiple new and existing institutions each received $1 million, and Davidson College received nearly $4 million to build a Deliberative Citizenship Network across 100 colleges.
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