On the campaign trail, Trump dubbed accreditation a “secret weapon” to influence colleges and universities. In an interview earlier this month, McMahon said the current batch of accreditors is “too finite a group, and it should be expanded.”

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President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday that aims to alter how colleges and universities are accredited, reshaping a fundamental aspect of American higher education. The directive is part of a broader push to enforce greater intellectual diversity on campuses and has the potential to cause a ripple effect across higher education.