http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA American Council on Education - Higher Education & National Affairs Online News American Council on Education 2010 web@ace.nche.edu 60 http://www.acenet.edu/images/acenet_logo.gif http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home en-us 9 Feb 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35449 How will colleges and universities respond to mounting financial pressures? What will the federal governmentapos;s increased role in higher education mean for your campus? Join us at ACEapos;s 92nd Annual Meeting, March 69, 2010, to explore how we can effectively meet these and other challenges together. Early bird registration for the Annual Meeting has now been extended to Jan. 8. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35449 4 Feb 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35438 Four institutions of higher education have been named winners of the American Council on Educations (ACE) Bringing the World into the Classroom Award, which recognizes innovative use of technology to promote internationalization. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35438 4 Feb 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35441 The American Council on Education (ACE) is now accepting applications for the 2010-11 ACE Institute for New Chief Academic Officers (CAOs). http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35441 2 Feb 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35417 The Institute of International Education (IIE) has announced an emergency grant program to assist students from Haiti enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities who need financial help to complete their studies. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35417 2 Feb 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35418 Some higher education and science programs are in for substantial increases in President Obamas FY 2011 budget, which for the second year in a row includes a plan to make the Pell Grant Program an entitlement indexed to inflation. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35418 28 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35373 College and university endowments lost an average of 18.7 percent on their investments in FY 2009, according to a new report from the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and the Commonfund Institute. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35373 28 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35382 President Obama last night proposed a cap on student loan repayments and an expansion of loan forgiveness programs, while urging the Senate to pass the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3221) and asking colleges and universities to rein in costs. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35382 26 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35348 The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) has issued a new paper on assessing higher education learning outcomes, Connecting the Dots Between Learning and Resources. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35348 26 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35353 It appears the gender gap in higher education has reached a plateau for most groups except Hispanics, where the gap between men and women is on the rise, according to a new analysis by the American Council on Education (ACE). http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35353 21 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35315 The American Council on Educations (ACE) College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT) has announced that its Cooperating Colleges and Universities will now be known as the ACE CREDIT College and University Network. The name change better reflects the strong relationship ACE has with participating colleges and universities, as well as with adult learners who utilize the network. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35315 21 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35316 The American Council on Education (ACE) and the College Board have teamed up to produce a new policy paper on major developments and trends in the area of access and diversity in higher education. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35316 19 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35275 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present an online training session for colleges and universities next month on the new rule for reporting greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35275 14 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35254 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki and Lt. Col. Greg Gadson of the U.S. Army will share the speakers podium for the closing plenary session at the American Council on Educations (ACE) 92nd Annual Meeting, scheduled for March 6-9, 2010, in Phoenix, AZ. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35254 14 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35256 Register now to attend the fifth annual Community College Conference on Legal Issues, scheduled for Jan. 31Feb. 2 in Orlando, FL. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35256 12 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35238 In a letter sent last week to House and Senate leadership, the American Council on Education (ACE) and several other higher education associations warn that pending health care legislation threatens the ability of colleges and universities to continue to offer low-cost health insurance to students. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35238 6 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35190 The Department of Education recently issued guidance on how the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) applies to the American Community Survey (ACS) on college and university campuses. The ACS is an ongoing monthly survey by the U.S. Census Bureau that replaces the long form in the decennial census. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35190 5 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35172 President Obama on Dec. 16, 2009, signed a $446 billion compromise spending bill (H.R. 3288) for FY 2010 that maintains funding for Pell Grants and increases funding for Minority-Serving Institutions, TRIO Programs and GEAR UP. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35172 5 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35175 The House on Dec. 16, 2009, passed a plan (H.R. 2847) to shift some funding from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to the states for job creation and infrastructure projects in certain areas, including higher education. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35175 4 Jan 10 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35161 How will colleges and universities respond to mounting financial pressures? What will the federal governmentapos;s increased role in higher education mean for your campus? Join us at ACEapos;s 92nd Annual Meeting, March 69, 2010, to explore how we can effectively meet these and other challenges together. Early bird registration for the Annual Meeting has now been extended to Jan. 8. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=35161