Strategic Plan
ACE, the major coordinating body for all of the nation's higher
education institutions, seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice
on higher education issues and to influence public policy through
advocacy, research, and program initiatives.
Strategic Priorities: Our Plan for Action
- Monitor, shape, and coordinate public policy and legal issues of
importance to colleges and universities.
- Develop and advance strategies to increase educational access and
attainment for both traditional and non-traditional learners.
- Make a significant investment in developing the next generation GED
Test, including the planning and development of a comprehensive support
network to enhance access and attainment.
- Continue and enhance, within available resources, activities in
leadership development, policy research and analysis, and global
engagement.
- Expand efforts to improve ACE's effectiveness, efficiency, and
financial strength.
Areas of Focus
- Access—Support access to high-quality postsecondary education
for all students.
- Learning and attainment—Support college and university efforts
to enhance and assess student learning, educate students, and help them
attain their learning goals.
- Equity and diversity—Foster greater diversity among higher
education leaders, faculty, and students, and support postsecondary
educational opportunities and favorable outcomes for all.
- Leadership and professional development—Strengthen the
leadership pipeline and develop the next generation of leaders in
postsecondary education.
- Global engagement—Engage in the global dialogue on key issues
and assist colleges and universities in preparing students to work and
live in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world.
Roles
- Represent and advocate—Serve as the principal voice for higher
education in the public arena and coordinate the advocacy efforts of
higher education associations.
- Lead—Identify and articulate major issues affecting
postsecondary education and facilitate appropriate responses.
- Serve—Support high-quality postsecondary education and address
the rapidly changing needs of America's colleges and universities by
providing research and data analysis to institutions and identifying
best practices.
- Build capacity and capability—Raise the level of educational
attainment in the United States by enhancing postsecondary institutions'
capacity to serve all students, and by increasing the number of
Americans able to succeed in postsecondary education.
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