Dive Brief:

• Sylvia Manning is retiring as president of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, one of the country's six regional accreditation organizations.
• During her tenure, the commission warned the University of Phoenix and ordered a halt to enrollment at Ivy Bridge College.
• Manning said political pressure was not part of her decision to retire; "it's just time," she said.

Dive Insight:

While lately it had been in the spotlight for taking action against for-profit schools, the commission under Manning had been chastised by the U.S. Department of Education and criticized by members of Congress over for-profit college oversight.