NACIQI Provisions

NACIQI is the body that advises the Secretary of Education regarding the recognition of accreditation agencies.  The Higher Education Opportunity Act disbanded the committee and reconstituted it - making changes in the appointment process.  Previously, all members of the panel had been appointed by the Secretary.  The "new NACIQI" provides for 18 members:  six appointed by the Secretary; six appointed by the Senate; and six appointed by the House of Representatives. 

NACIQI has not met since June 2008.  The group is scheduled to meet September 14-16, 2010, to review seven compliance reports and consider 11 petitions for renewal of recognition.  More detailed information about the meeting and a list of the agencies being reviewed may be found in the April 23 Federal Register (pages 21280-2).

NACIQI Appointees

Secretary of Education 

Earl Lewis, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Emory University
Susan Phillips, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University at Albany, State University of New York
Jamienne Studley, President and CEO, Public Advocates Inc.
Aron Shimles, Student, Occidental College
Frank Wu, Professor, Howard University Law School
Frederico Zargoza, Vice Chancellor of Economic and Workforce Development, Alamo Colleges

Senate

Bruce Cole, Former Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities
Daniel Klaich, Chancellor, Nevada System of Higher Education
Anne Neal, President, American Council of Trustees and Alumni
Michael Poliakoff, former Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, the University of Colorado
Cameron Staples, Member, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Larry Vanderhoef, Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, Davis

House


Benjamin Allen, President, University of Northern Iowa
William E. (Brit) Kirwan, Chancellor, University System of Maryland
Arthur Keiser, Chancellor, Keiser University
William Pepicello, President, University of Phoenix
Arthur Rothkopf, Vice president and Counselor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Carolyn Williams, President, Bronx Community College

NACIQI statutory language  

Language re-establishing NACIQI