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These papers offer context, analysis, and perspectives on a range of compliance issues.

 

Public Facing:

  • 2023 Profile of a State Authorization Professional: An Analysis of a Growing Field in Higher Education (2023)
  • Global Compliance Handbook: A Roadmap for Managing Global Compliance  (2026) NEW!
  • Military-Affiliated Students: Managing International Compliance When Duty Calls (2021)
  • Out-of-State Complaint Options (2020)
  • SOS! SOS! Secretary of State Compliance Demystified (2020)
  • State Authorization and Military Students (2021)
  • State Authorization and Non-Credit Courses and Programs (2017)
  • State Authorization of Religious Colleges (2016)
  • State-to-State Institutional Approval for Distance Education Handbook (2025)
  • The Evolution of Compliance for State Authorization of Distance Education (2023)

Professional Licensure

  • Complying with Professional Licensure Requirements:  A Beginner's Checklist (2022)
  • Professional Licensure Compacts:  Myth vs. Fact (2020)
  • Professional Licensure Requirements Handbook 2nd edition (2024)
  • SAN Professional Licensure New Regulations FAQ (2024)
  • Survey Report-Between the Lines, Behind the Work: Survey Findings on the True Scope of Licensure Compliance (2026) 

 

Network Only - Requires Login:

  • A Guide to Higher Education Regulation in Canada (2023)
  • A Guide to Higher Education Regulation in Mexico (2024)
  • Workforce Pell Fact Sheet Jan 2026 (2026)
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