The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents is moving forward with adopting a new accreditation body for its institutions of higher education. The Commission for Public Higher Education could replace the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission as the governing accreditation and standards organization for all 26 public universities and colleges.

The few things that we know about the CPHE are as clear as mud. For example, the new standards require that universities support “ viewpoint diversity .” While best practices in a classroom always facilitate time, space and discussion of a variety of viewpoints, the language in the standards here remain unclear and, as a result, muddy the waters of how universities are meant to comply.

If we accept the new accreditation

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