http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA American Council on Education - Higher Education & National Affairs Online News American Council on Education 2009 web@ace.nche.edu 60 http://www.acenet.edu/images/acenet_logo.gif http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home en-us 20 Nov 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34880 please plan to join your colleagues at ACEapos;s 92nd Annual Meeting to explore how we can keep higher education at the top of our nationapos;s agenda. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34880 19 Nov 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34839 The American Council on Education (ACE) joined with a coalition of higher education and research groups last week to file an amicus brief in support of Stanford University in a case that could have serious ramifications for university ownership of patents stemming from federally funded research. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34839 19 Nov 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34840 The current economic crisis presents institutions with new questions about their capital campaigns. The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) have planned a special two-day conference to help presidents and senior advancement officers think through these challenges. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34840 17 Nov 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34792 The American Council on Education (ACE) is in search of nominations for Adult Learner of the Year, which will be awarded in March 2010 at ACEs Annual Meeting. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34792 16 Nov 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34797 The number of international students attending campuses in the United States is at an all-time high, according to the 2009 Open Doors report released today. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34797 12 Nov 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34763 The American Council on Educationapos;s Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education (AIPE)the premier directory of accredited colleges, universities and postsecondary institutions for over 40 yearsis now available online. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34763 12 Nov 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34765 The American Council on Education (ACE) sent a letter to Senate leaders this week in support of legislation designed to ensure that federal student loan debt that has been forgiven is not taxed as income. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34765 9 Nov 09 04:20 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34742 The American Council on Education (ACE) today launched www.TodaysGIBill.org, a comprehensive college guidance web site to provide information and inspire veterans to enroll and succeed in higher education. Created with the support of Lumina Foundation for Education, TodaysGIBill.org is designed for returning and about-to-return veterans interested in going to college, as well as family members and dependents receiving transferable benefits. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34742 4 Nov 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34706 Students in junior high and high school have a new online tool to help them prepare for college. Links2GO is the latest addition to the KnowHow2GO college access campaigns web site. The online tool provides students and adults with a one-stop information hub of state and local resources centered on the campaigns four key messages: be a pain, push yourself, find the right fit, and put your hands on some cash. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34706 3 Nov 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34675 The University Design Consortium at Arizona State University is accepting submissions for the 2010 International Awards for Innovative Practices in Higher Education. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34675 29 Oct 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34650 Higher Education for Development (HED) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced yesterday that an additional 13 partnerships will be funded through the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Planning Grant Competition. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34650 29 Oct 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34651 Eduardo J. Padrxf3;n, president of Miami Dade College, has been selected to give the Robert H. Atwell Lecture at the opening plenary session of the American Council on Educations (ACE) 2010 Annual Meeting, scheduled for March 6-9 in Phoenix, AZ. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34651 27 Oct 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34613 A survey of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly Division 1A) presidents released Monday by the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics reveals that most presidents believe current spending on athletics programs cannot be sustained and escalating costs must be addressed. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34613 27 Oct 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34628 Although health care reform continues to dominate the congressional agenda, the year is unlikely to end without Congress moving legislation extending certain expiring tax provisions. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34628 27 Oct 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34629 The American Council on Educations (ACE) Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE) is pleased to invite nominations for the ACE/OWHE State Network Leadership Award and the Donna Shavlik Award. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34629 22 Oct 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34541 The Department of Educations National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released a report which provides guidance to institutions on disclosure requirements in the Higher Education Act of 1965. The report, Information Required to Be Disclosed Under the Higher Education Act of 1965: Suggestions for Dissemination, is available here http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34541 20 Oct 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34518 The College Board today released the annual reports Trends in College Pricing 2009 and Trends in Student Aid 2009, documenting how colleges and universities and their students are grappling with recent economic pressures. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34518 14 Oct 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34455 ACE unveiled two new web resources today: National amp; International Projects on Accountability and Higher Education Outcomes amp; the ACE Online Information Center http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34455 13 Oct 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34409 Less then 1 percent of all college and university presidents are Asian Americans. That troubling fact and what can be done to change it were the subject of a daylong discussion hosted by the Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity (CAREE) at the American Council on Education (ACE). http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34409 8 Oct 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34378 Once again, the Institute of International Education (IIE) and a group of higher education associationsincluding the American Council on Educationare jointly surveying its members/member institutions to gather data comparing this falls international student enrollments with last falls. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34378 6 Oct 09 03:54 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34406 The American Council on Education (ACE) today appointed Nicole M. Chestang to the position of vice president and executive director of GED Testing Servicexae;, a program of ACE. Her appointment is effective Nov. 2, 2009. Chestang joins GED Testing Service after leading Chestang amp; Associates, a strategic consulting practice serving the education, nonprofit and private sector with a specialty in college access and pipeline issues related to underrepresented and low-income minority populations.xa0; Designed for presidents and provosts of ACE member institutions, participants will discuss building and sustaining external partnerships with business, government, and community groups that support internationalization; and the importance of internationalization to the business community. This years theme is Building Strategic Alliances to Enhance Internationalization. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34406 5 Oct 09 12:00 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34343 A targeted survey of U.S. higher education institutions with branch campuses abroad finds a variety of approaches shape the development of cross border education and no one prevailing model exists. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34343 1 Oct 09 03:03 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34315 The American Council on Educations (ACE) annual meeting of the Leadership Network for International Education will take place Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Washington, DC. Designed for presidents and provosts of ACE member institutions, participants will discuss building and sustaining external partnerships with business, government, and community groups that support internationalization; and the importance of internationalization to the business community. This years theme is Building Strategic Alliances to Enhance Internationalization. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34315 1 Oct 09 12:07 -0500 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34316 The American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Program, the preeminent higher education leadership development program, is accepting nominations for the Class of 201011 through Nov. 2.The ACE Fellows Program prepares individuals for senior-level leadership in colleges and universities. Open to leaders from two- and four-year colleges and universities, the Fellows Program seeks candidates who have a solid record of achievement and leadership experience at or above the level of department chair or program director, or in another position that requires them to assume institution-wide leadership responsibilities. http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=34316