News and items of interest

Accrediting Council decisions: May 4, 2007

New standards in effect: The new standards adopted by the Council in September 2003 went into effect in September 2004; they were first applied to accreditation reviews starting in the 2005 - 2006 academic year.

Ethics and Education: Remarks by Jerry Ceppos, upon stepping down as ACEJMC president after serving the maximum six years, April 30, 2004, Nieman Foundation, Cambridge, Mass.

ACEJMC has published "Diversity: Best Practices," a book describing actions schools have used successfully to diversify their faculties, student bodies and curricula.

A Guide to Assessment of Student Learning in Journalism and Mass Communications: the Council's summary of proven assessment practices. Note: this is a .pdf file and you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. If you don't have Reader, you can download it free here.