University of Phoenix Senior Director of Accreditation and Online Education Hal Morgan Now Also Serving as a Council for Higher Education Accreditation Arbitrator

By: University of Phoenix via Business Wire

August 03, 2023 at 17:23 PM EDT

Morgan completed CHEA arbitrator training which provides arbitrators with an impartial process to facilitate non-binding arbitration between higher education institutions and recognized postsecondary accrediting organizations.

University of Phoenix is pleased to announce that Hal D. Morgan, MBA, senior director of Accreditation and Online Education, now also serves as an Arbitrator with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), a nonprofit organization which serves its members, students, and society through advocacy for the value and independence of accreditation, recognition of accrediting organizations and commitment to quality in higher education.

“In the complex accreditation landscape, the CHEA arbitration program allows institutions to explore an impartial process to resolve adverse circumstances so every entity involved can best serve learners,” states John Woods, Ph.D., provost and chief academic officer of University of Phoenix. “Hal brings professional excellence, decades of experience, and even-keeled wisdom in support of the accreditation process.”

The CHEA Arbitration Program is an impartial process with trained arbitrators to facilitate non-binding arbitration between institutions of higher education and recognized postsecondary accrediting organizations, consistent with federal law and regulation. Arbitration is designed to address and resolve disputes regarding adverse final accreditation decisions (denial, withdrawal, or termination of accreditation of an institution). Learn more by reviewing the CHEA arbitration program brochure here.

“CHEA has engaged outstanding persons from higher education, the legal field, and the public who are consummate professionals to serve as arbitrators. The training is rigorous and those selected like Hal Morgan will bring significant expertise to the process,” states Cynthia Jackson Hammond, President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

As a CHEA Arbitrator, Morgan completed training to facilitate an impartial, non-binding arbitration process designed to address and resolve disputes regarding adverse final accreditation decisions between institutions of higher education and recognized postsecondary accrediting organizations, consistent with federal law and regulation.

“The Council for Higher Education Accreditation has been a leader and a pillar of quality in the education space, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it,” shares Morgan. “As a CHEA Arbitrator, I'm committed to fostering fair and transparent accreditation processes.”

Morgan’s career spans 27 years of higher education, distance education, and business school administration and teaching experience. As senior director of Accreditation and Online Education, Morgan oversees institutional accreditation, business accreditation, and online education quality assurance and continuous improvement. He has more than 10 years of experience in higher education institutional and programmatic accreditation serving as an Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Evaluator and Mentor, Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Peer Reviewer, and was recently appointed to the ACBSP baccalaureate and graduate degree Board of Commissioners.

Morgan has been an employee with University of Phoenix since 1995.

About University of Phoenix

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About CHEA

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) serves its members, students, and society through advocacy for the value and independence of accreditation, recognition of accrediting organizations, and commitment to quality in higher education.