9. Accreditation, Alliances, and Institutional Reinvention: A Conversation with Dr. Chet Haskell

Higher education is navigating one of the most consequential periods in its modern history. Institutions are confronting financial pressure, enrollment uncertainty, cultural shifts, governance challenges, and growing scrutiny around value and accountability. In this episode of Accreditation Insights,we sat down with Chester Haskell to explore how colleges and universities can rethink strategy, partnerships, and mission alignment in a rapidly changingenvironment.Drawing on leadership experiences at institutions, including AntiochUniversity and Harvard University, Dr. Haskell discusses institutionalalliances, accreditation pressures, leadership during disruption, and therealities of organizational reinvention.This conversation examines what sustainable transformation actuallyrequires and why collaboration, governance, and clarity of mission maydetermine which institutions thrive in the years ahead.