{"id":65888,"date":"2023-02-13T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=65888"},"modified":"2023-09-06T15:09:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:09:05","slug":"lisa-ijiri-elected-commissioner-on-regional-accreditation-body","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2023\/lisa-ijiri-elected-commissioner-on-regional-accreditation-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Ijiri Elected Commissioner on Regional Accreditation Body"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-box has-media-focus-center-middle has-tertiary-theme\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Photo of Lisa Ijiri\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-551x826.jpg 551w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-229x344.jpg 229w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-353x529.jpg 353w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-455x682.jpg 455w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-688x1032.jpg 688w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-881x1321.jpg 881w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-459x688.jpg 459w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-705x1058.jpg 705w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-910x1364.jpg 910w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-1102x1652.jpg 1102w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-1376x2064.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/files\/2023\/02\/Lisa-Ijiri_22_-2-scaled-667x1000.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Higher Education &amp; Education Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/Lisa%20Ijiri%20Elected%20Commissioner%20on%20Regional%20Accreditation%20Body\">Lisa Ijiri Elected Commissioner on Regional Accreditation Body<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">February 13, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/authors\/finn-gardiner\/\">Finn Gardiner<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/lisa-ijiri\/\">Lisa Ijiri<\/a>, a clinical professor of higher education administration and a senior advisor to the dean, was recently elected to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neche.org\/\">New England Commission of Higher Education<\/a>. NECHE is one of seven regional accreditation bodies in the United States that ensure that colleges and universities meet rigorous educational standards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe nominating process will usually elicit the names of people who are leaders at different levels of higher education, who are knowledgeable about higher education in general, who would be a good resource to other institutions, and who would be able to understand the complexity of the issues that these institutions are facing,\u201d says Ijiri, who will serve as a commissioner for three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although other BU administrators have been NECHE commissioners, this is the first time a member of BU Wheelock\u2019s faculty has been elected. A longtime educational administrator who has served on over fifteen NECHE Visiting Teams, Ijiri looks forward to continuing to support equity and student success in her new role.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at the range of higher education institutions that NECHE accredits, there are so many spaces where good equity work is happening,\u201d she says. \u201cAs an accrediting body, we can elevate that work and serve as an accountability partner to help with all of that in a systemic way.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lisa Ijiri, a clinical professor of higher education administration and a senior advisor to the dean, was recently elected to the New England Commission of Higher Education. 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