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This webinar provides instructions for DEAC-accredited institutions completing the 2026 Annual Report using their 2025 data. Jess Lucey, Dr. Ray Rodriguez, and Dr. Debra Woods describe updates to the online annual report submission portal in a step-by-step walkthrough of each section. The video includes a deep dive on determining the correct cohort of students to use in reporting program outcomes, explanation of new data requests such as units completed and FTE faculty and students, and how DEAC analyzes and uses the data received.
Presented by higher education law specialists from the Duane Morris Education Group, DEAC’s semi-annual Title IV seminar provides the latest information on current laws and regulations in place, as well as recent developments and trends and priorities in federal higher education law and policy.
Dr. Leah Matthews, DEAC Executive Director and CEO, joins WASC President Dr. Maria Toyoda, Author Alison Griffin, and Dr. Kathryn Dodge of Stevens Strategy to discuss how institutions and accreditors can leverage technology to enhance quality assurance.
Dr. Leah Matthews (DEAC Executive Director) and Dr. David Srygley (Chair of the DEAC Standards Committee) presented the Standards Committee’s semi-annual update to the community on November 11, 2026 via webinar. On behalf of the Standards Committee—the institutional representatives and Commissioners charged with monitoring and proposing any needed changes to DEAC’s accreditation standards—they shared how feedback continues to shape meaningful reflection on the evolution of DEAC accreditation standards, particularly the two proposed standard revisions for which Call for Comment responses have recently been received 1) A new category of degree program for reduced credit applied bachelor’s degrees, and 2) Standards for subscription-based tuition models.
Your DEAC annual report represents hours of data collection, analysis, and institutional reflection—but does it end up filed away once submitted? Led by Dr. Ray Rodriguez, DEAC’s Director of Institution Research, this interactive session will transform how you view and utilize your annual report process, addressing how to supplement your annual report data with other common data sources and seamlessly integrate annual reporting processes into your ongoing quality improvement efforts.
This online workshop series—built around the five guidelines of the AI International Center of Excellence (AIICOE) framework—provides an opportunity for academic and administrative staff to co-design a campus-ready AI roadmap. Bringing together perspectives on technology, instructional design, operations, regulatory mandates, and workforce readiness, the workshop will showcase real examples from DEAC peers adopting AI strategies and empower participants to draft a Quick-Start Action Plan to guide responsible AI integration aligned with quality standards.
Join DEAC and experts from the Duane Morris Education Group on June 17 for the latest federal developments affecting Title IV, plus recent updates to law and policy affecting distance education.
DEAC offered a webinar that reviews the role of English proficiency tests in admission practices and considers best practices for multilingual international student support post-enrollment.
In August 2023, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) and took public comments about, a proposal to amend 25 C.F.R. Part 35, the regulations governing nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in state and local government services and implementing title II of the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Such services would include the provision of distance education.
The proposal is to establish specific requirements, including the adoption of specific technical standards, for making accessible the services, programs, and activities offered by State and local Government entities to the public through the web and mobile apps. The proposal would make the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (“WCAG”) the ADA title II compliance standard for local and state governments.
When finalized, the standard would apply to websites and mobile apps. Governments would have two to three years for compliance, based on population size served. There are limited exceptions permitting inaccessible content, including archived content, preexisting documents made available prior to the effective date, third party posted web content, linked third party content
The Proposed Rule has far-reaching consequences beyond public institutions of higher education. The regulation will serve as template for potential future regulations or course of conduct at private institutions that own or operate places of public accommodation covered by title III of the ADA. The Proposed Rule, therefore, is an opportunity to prepare for direction of travel on website accessibility, and potential reduce current and future risks.
This one hour webinar reviewed the Proposed Rule, the new compliance standard, DOJ’s continued uncertainty about how to measure compliance, exceptions, what we expect for the future from DOJ in terms of additional efforts to regulate in this area for private entities. and how public and private institutions of higher education may want to prepare now.
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Join Dr. Caulyne Barron as she offers insights to define and describe assigning credit to comply with DEAC’s Standard III.F. In this webinar, you’ll review DEAC standards and other critical documents to define academic units of measure. Using real world examples, attendees will be able to distinguish between engagement and preparation and apply best practices for estimating time on task. The session focuses on developing internal processes and emphasizes ways to document institutional practices that are immediately implementable in the course development and review cycle.
