Commitment to Peer Review

HLC is committed to a strong Peer Corps that will conduct evaluations and take accrediting actions on behalf of HLC’s member institutions. As part of its recruitment and selection processes, HLC will develop strategies designed to systematically assure that the Peer Corps reflects the diversity of the people—professionals and students—engaged in higher education. When selecting or appointing peer reviewers, HLC will not discriminate on the basis of characteristics such as race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, parental status, marital or civil union status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity, gender expression or gender preference, or disability. 

Policy History

Last Revised: June 2021 
First Adopted: November 2012 
Revision History: June 2021  
Notes: In February 2021, references to the Higher Learning Commission as “the Commission” were replaced with the term “HLC.”