On November 1, 2011, the Department published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on the Committee's recommendations regarding reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Comments received are provided below.
| Submitted By | Organization | |
| John Bassett | Heritage University |  MS Word (25K) | PDF (132K) |
| Molly Corbett Broad | American Association of Community Colleges American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Council on Education Association of American Universities Council for Higher Education Accreditation National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities |
MS Word (34K) | PDF (107K) |
| Michael Chipps | Mid-Plains Community College | MS Word (70K) | PDF (94K) |
| Alan Contreras | Higher Education Policy | PDF (83K) |
| Jonathan DeFelice | Saint Anselm College | MS Word (28K) | PDF (74K) |
| Judith Eaton | Council for Higher Education Accreditation | MS Word (54K) | PDF (262K) |
| Judith Eaton | ABET, Inc. Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools American Culinary Federation’s Education Foundation, Inc., Accrediting Commission American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Accreditation Commission Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors Aviation Accreditation Board International Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Council for Higher Education Accreditation Council on Rehabilitation Education, Commission on Standards and Accreditation Distance Education and Training Council, Accreditation Commission International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Radiologic Technology Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Middle States Commission on Higher Education National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities |
MS Word (53K) | PDF (265K) |
| Edward Elmendorf | American Association of State Colleges and Universities | MS Word (6K) | PDF (93K) |
| Mollie Benz Flounlacker | Association of American Universities | MS Word (240K) | PDF (205K) |
| Albert Gray | Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools | MS Word (51K) | PDF (298K) |
| Howard Horton | New England College of Business and Finance | MS Word (53K) | PDF (240K) |
| Muriel Howard | American Association of State Colleges and Universities | MS Word (72K) | PDF (36K) |
| Paul LeBlanc | Southern New Hampshire University | MS Word (26K) | PDF (128K) |
| David Levinson | Norwalk Community College | MS Word (23K) | PDF (147K) |
| Sylvia Manning | Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association | See note below |
| Michale McComis | Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges | MS Word (277K) | PDF (356K) |
| Peter McPherson and Michael Tanner | Association of Public and Land-grant Universities | MS Word (96K) | PDF (184K) |
| Richard Pattenaude | University of Maine System | MS Word (25) | PDF (143K) |
| Kenneth Quigley | Curry College | MS Word (27K) | PDF (134K) |
| Neil Albert Salonen | University of Bridgeport | MS Word (27K) | PDF (214K) |
| John Sbrega | Bristol Community College | MS Word (29K) | PDF (179K) |
| Richard Schneider | Norwich University | MS Word (25K) | PDF (160K) |
| Shirley Tilghman | Princeton University | MS Word (94K) | PDF (117K) |
| Joseph Vibert | Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors | MS Word (36K) | PDF (176K) |
| Jeffrey von Arx | Fairfield University | MS Word (26K) | PDF (155K) |
| Belle Wheelan | Council on Regional Accrediting Commission | PDF (445K) |
| Ralph A. Wolff | Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities | See note below |
| Jean Wyld | Springfield College | MS Word (24K) | PDF (11K) |
Note: In the Federal Register announcement of November 1, 2011 the Department asked that comments be provided in a format that is accessible, as provided by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, or that they be submitted in an electronic format that can be made accessible, such as Microsoft Word. Inaccessible files received by the Department are not posted on this Web site. However, they may be obtained by contacting aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov by e-mail.