http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA American Council on Education - Higher Education & National Affairs Online News American Council on Education 2012 web@ace.nche.edu 60 http://www.acenet.edu/images/acenet_logo.gif http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home en-us 27 Jan 12 04:46 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=44025 President Obama visited the University of Michigan this morning to expand on the higher education plans he briefly outlined in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=44025 25 Jan 12 12:07 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43973 Recognizing that colleges and universities play a significant role in economic recovery and expansion, President Obama laid out a plan last night in his third State of the Union address for job training at community colleges, keeping higher education affordable for students and families and supporting research as an engine for growth. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43973 23 Jan 12 04:07 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43957 Registrants for the American Council on Educations (ACE) 94th Annual Meeting can now take advantage of early bird registration rates through Friday, Jan. 27. The meeting is scheduled for March 10-13, 2012, in Los Angeles, CA. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43957 23 Jan 12 01:16 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43948 State support for higher education declined again this year as enrollment on campuses across the country continued to rise, according to the annual Grapevine study by the Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43948 23 Jan 12 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43953 To advise the American Council on Education (ACE) on how to best respond to these larger challenges, ACE today named members to its three recently restructured advisory commissions on leadership, inclusion and lifelong learning. These commissions will play a vital role in advising the Council on mission-related issues and guiding the Council in initiating new programs and policies. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43953 18 Jan 12 09:07 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43921 The American Council on Education and a group of higher education associations submitted an amicus brief to the Colorado Supreme Court today in the case Ward Churchill v. the University of Colorado (CU), which centers around the universitys firing of former CU-Boulder professor Ward Churchill for academic misconduct in 2007. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43921 16 Jan 12 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43885 Unique USAID Funding Opportunity Available; Applications Due April 3 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43885 13 Jan 12 01:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43879 The National Association of College and University Attorneys, in cooperation with the American Council on Education, will hold a one-day workshop Feb. 3 in Arlington, VA, on responding to the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Dear Colleague letter on sexual violence. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43879 11 Jan 12 01:39 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43863 How is innovation changing and enhancing higher education? What steps can U.S. colleges and universities take to increase student access and attainment? Whats happening in accreditation? These are just a few of the issues to be discussed at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education taking place in Los Angeles, CA, March 10-13, 2012. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43863 9 Jan 12 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43873 Recent events have highlighted the need for colleges and universities to be fully aware of how and when minors may be present on their campuses and of institutions legal and ethical obligations to these individuals. The National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) and the American Council on Education are presenting a webinar Jan. 20 from 12:002:00 p.m. EST to explore the issue and discuss the critical need for appropriate policies and procedures to ensure those obligations are understood and fulfilled. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=43873