Holding your education to high expectations
Why does accreditation matter?
Accreditation ensures that your education is recognized, transferable, and held to the highest expectations for continuous improvement. Accreditation also provides transparency. Students, families, and the public can review how IU upholds these standards and how individual programs maintain specialized accreditation.
HLC Accreditation working group
Indiana University Bloomington will undergo its next institutional accreditation review in 2027 through the Higher Learning Commission. In preparation, a campuswide working group has begun reviewing programs, policies, and practices to ensure IU Bloomington continues to meet the highest standards of academic quality, integrity, and continuous improvement. Important dates for this process are as follows:
- June 1, 2027: Quality Initiative Report due
- September 1, 2027: Assurance Argument and Federal Compliance due
- October 4-5, 2027: On-site visit
Committee members
- Carmen Coleman, Executive Director of Accreditation and Program Review, Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs
- Paige Andersson, Senior Assistant Vice Provost for Experiential Learning & Outreach, Undergraduate Education
- Sarah Booher, Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management and Executive Director of Retention and Development
- Danielle Buehrer, Associate Vice President for Enterprise Effectiveness and Accreditation, University Strategic Operations
- David Daleke, Dean, Graduate School
- Penny Dillon, Director of Technology and Assessment, Student Life
- J. César Félix-Brasdefer, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; Professor of Linguistics & Spanish, Undergraduate Education
- Justin Hodgson, Strategic Director, GenAI Faculty Initiatives; UITS Learning Technologies Director, Digital Gardener Programs; UITS Learning Technologies Associate Professor, Digital Rhetoric; Department of English
- Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, National Survey of Student Engagement
- Bill Ramos, Bloomington Faculty President, School of Public Health-Bloomington
- Bethan Roberts, Assistant Vice President of Operations, IU Research
- Jeff Rutherford, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Graduate School
- Samantha Smith, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health and Well-Being, Student Life
Accreditation documents
Students may review copies of documents regarding entities that accredit, license, or approve Indiana University Bloomington and its programs. To review the HLC accreditation documents, contact Carmen Coleman, Executive Director of Accreditation and Program Review, Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty & Academic Affairs.