NC-SARA Board Announces Call for Nominations for New Board Members June 1, 2023 - July 5, 2023
Wed, 05/31/2023 - 09:20The NC-SARA Board is accepting nominations from the public for two new board members to begin three-year terms in January 2024...
Stay Informed: Department of Education Draft Regulations & SARA - Update May 30, 2023
Tue, 05/30/2023 - 11:41The SARA community has prepared a brief memo explaining the potential implications of the draft regulations that the U.S. Department of...
Webinar June 1, 2023: Department of Education Draft Regulations and SARA: What To Know
Wed, 05/24/2023 - 11:10NC-SARA will be hosting an informational webinar about the recently released draft regulations potentially impacting SARA. Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023...
NC-SARA’s Update on U.S. Department of Education’s Newly Released Proposed Regulations
Fri, 05/19/2023 - 15:05On Friday May 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education released proposed regulations coming out of the spring 2022 negotiated rulemaking...
SARA: Department of Education Negotiated Rulemaking Update
Mon, 04/24/2023 - 16:51NC-SARA staff in partnership with NC-SARA Board's Consumer Protection Taskforce have been monitoring the evolving situation with the Department of Education...
SARA Policy News and Event Invitations: Public Comments, Public Forum, and Spring 2023 Board Meeting
Fri, 04/14/2023 - 14:47The new SARA Policy Modification Process is now in full swing for 2023. There were originally 63 proposed modifications to SARA...
NC-SARA Presidential Search Now Open
Tue, 02/21/2023 - 10:27The NC-SARA Board of Directors invites applications and nominations for the position of President. This is an extraordinary opportunity and will...
Registration for SARA Policy Public Forum #1 (March 1, 2023) Now Open
Fri, 02/03/2023 - 11:44On March 1, 2023, from 10am – 2pm Mountain Time, NC-SARA will host the first of two public SARA Policy forums...
Get Your Team Ready for NC-SARA’s Annual Data Reporting: May 15 – June 15, 2023
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 14:20The 2023 timeframe for SARA-participating institutions to report Fall 2022 exclusively distance education enrollments and calendar year 2022 out-of-state learning placements...
SARA Policy Modification Process Is Open For 2023
Tue, 01/03/2023 - 09:51The new SARA Policy Modification Process is now open (as of January 3, 2023) for proposed modifications to SARA Policy as...
NC-SARA's Fall 2022 Board Meeting: Materials and Registration for Public Session
Mon, 10/17/2022 - 08:26Registration for the public session of NC-SARA's Fall 2022 Board Meeting is open and the board meeting materials are now available...
RFP: NC-SARA Board Seeks Search Firm for Next President/CEO
Wed, 10/12/2022 - 14:13NC-SARA’s Board of Directors intends to engage a nationally recognized search firm to facilitate the search for the next NC-SARA President/CEO...
NC-SARA's Annual Data Report is Coming Soon!
Tue, 09/20/2022 - 10:07Registration is closed for NC-SARA's Annual Data Report Release Webinar. This webinar shared the findings of the latest NC-SARA Annual Data...
NC-SARA Board Announces Interim President and Next Steps
Tue, 08/30/2022 - 10:29The Board of Directors of NC-SARA met in executive session on Monday, August 29, 2022 and selected Marianne Boeke, Acting President/CEO...
Updated SARA Policy Manual Now Available
Fri, 08/12/2022 - 10:36Version 22.1 of the SARA Policy Manual, which incorporates policy changes that the NC-SARA Board voted on in its June 2022...
NC-SARA Board of Directors Announces Leadership Changes
Mon, 07/25/2022 - 16:12The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) Board of Directors announces today that Dr. Lori Williams will no longer...
NC-SARA is Hiring: Director for Student and Institution Support
Tue, 07/19/2022 - 08:12NC-SARA is seeking to fill the position of Director for Student and Institution Support. This position provides strategic input and direction...
NC-SARA’s 2021-2022 Annual Report
Fri, 07/08/2022 - 13:43NC-SARA is happy to share our 2021-22 Annual Report, which provides an overview of our progress this past year and our...
Mary Larson, NC-SARA’s Executive Director for Student and Institution Support, To Retire
Thu, 07/07/2022 - 09:39Please join NC-SARA and the entire SARA community in thanking Mary Larson for her almost 5 years of service to NC-SARA...
An Important Message from the NC-SARA Board: SARA Policy Modification Process Approved
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 10:10Colleagues, partners and interested parties, We are writing to inform you that the NC-SARA Board met in an open session Monday...
NC-SARA Board Approves New SARA Policy Modification Process
Tue, 06/28/2022 - 08:09On Monday June 27, 2022, the NC-SARA Board unanimously voted to approve the proposed policy modification process that was jointly developed...
NC-SARA Board to Vote on Proposed Policy Modification Process
Fri, 06/17/2022 - 09:44The NC-SARA Board discussed and voted on the proposed policy modification process earlier than anticipated and previously announced. During its June...
NC-SARA's Conference In The Field 2022: Registration Is Open!
Wed, 06/15/2022 - 18:16NC-SARA’s second annual In The Field conference is coming up on July 12th and 13th and registration is now open! This...
NC-SARA & WCET/SAN 2-Part Webinar Series
Mon, 06/06/2022 - 17:49In summer 2022, NC-SARA partnered with WCET/SAN to offer a 2-part webinar series focused on state authorization and SARA. Read more...
Spring 2022 NC-SARA Board Meeting Summary and Policy Next Steps
Tue, 05/31/2022 - 12:26The NC-SARA Board held its Spring 2022 meeting on May 5-6, 2022 Update on Proposed SARA Policy Modification Process During the...
The Evolving Conversation About Quality in Online Learning: Report, Webinar, and Podcast Featuring Lori Williams
Fri, 05/06/2022 - 07:52A new episode of The Key podcast explores Inside Higher Ed’s recent report, The Evolving Conversation About Quality in Online Learning...
New SARA Quick Start Guides Added
Mon, 04/18/2022 - 11:53NC-SARA has added three new SARA Quick Start Guides on the following topics related to SARA: California Students - This Quick...
NC-SARA Spring 2022 Board Meeting: Materials Available
Wed, 04/13/2022 - 14:38The NC-SARA Board will be holding its Spring 2022 meeting on May 5-6, 2022 in Denver, CO. The meeting materials are...
Newly Updated State Authorization Guide
Fri, 04/01/2022 - 14:55The latest update to the State Authorization Guide (the Guide) has just been completed and is ready for your use! The...
NC-SARA Sponsors New Report on Quality in Online Learning Released by Inside Higher Ed
Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:39The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) sponsored a new report released by Inside Higher Ed that examines issues...
Urgent Call to Action on behalf of SARA
Sun, 03/13/2022 - 16:55March 18, 2022 Update: Thank you to everyone who sent letters and emails, reached out, or tuned in to help support...
Proposed SARA Policy Modification Process – Public Comment Period Open March 1 - March 15, 2022
Fri, 02/25/2022 - 15:25On behalf of SARA Regional Steering Committees (RSCs), Regional Compacts, and NC-SARA, we invite you to review and comment on the...
New SARA Directory of Institutions and State Contacts
Tue, 02/08/2022 - 11:00You can now find the more than 2,300 SARA-participating institutions as well as SARA State Portal Entity contact information more easily...
Announcing NC-SARA's New Institution Advisory Committee
Fri, 02/04/2022 - 13:40NC-SARA is pleased to announce the newly formed Institution Advisory Committee! The purpose of this newly formed committee is to collaborate...
Newly Released Book about Online Learning Features Chapter by NC-SARA Experts
Thu, 01/27/2022 - 15:57The Handbook of Online Learning in Higher Education (Fielding University Press), edited by Drs. Kjell Rudestam, Judith Schoenholtz-Read, and Monique Snowden...
New Resource: SARA Quick Start Guides
Wed, 01/19/2022 - 14:24When institutions participate in SARA, they agree to a set of compliance requirements as detailed in the SARA Policy Manual. SARA...
Sending Care & Support To Our Boulder County Community
Fri, 12/31/2021 - 12:13A note of gratitude to everyone who has reached out to NC-SARA regarding the wildfires that have swept through Boulder County...
RFI: NC-SARA Board Seeks Organizational Structure and Effectiveness Consultant
Tue, 12/21/2021 - 12:57NC-SARA’s Board of Directors intends to engage a firm to conduct a two-phase analysis addressing organizational structure, operation, and effectiveness. Please...
Winter Holiday Office Closure Announcement
Mon, 12/13/2021 - 09:58Happy Holidays! NC-SARA will be on a winter holiday break starting Thursday December 23, 2021. We'll be back and available to...
Fall 2021 NC-SARA Board Meeting Summary, Announcements, and Policy Next Steps
Wed, 11/24/2021 - 13:37The NC-SARA Board held its Fall 2021 meeting on October 29, 2021. Read the summary of the Fall 2021 NC-SARA Board...