CHEA announced a new Council of Experts on Quality Assurance and Accreditation designed to strengthen CHEA’s engagement with scholars and practitioners on issues shaping academic quality. The council will focus on student outcomes, assessment, institutional effectiveness, innovation, and the role of AI in teaching and learning. The council is advisory and intended to complement CHEA’s governance structure, feeding into CHEA convenings, publications, and strategic initiatives. It will be chaired by Dr. Stephen P. Hundley of Indiana University Indianapolis, known for leading higher education assessment and institutional improvement work. CHEA’s move signals that accreditation stakeholders are formalizing expertise pathways to address AI-era learning and measurement—particularly around how institutions validate student outcomes and learning impact under evolving policy expectations.