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Amicus Brief to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Harvard v. DHS
| 1/20/2026 | Amicus brief submitted by ACE and 22 other higher education association to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of Harvard in its case against the Deparment of Homeland Security's revocation of the university's certification to enroll internatiional students. |
Topic(s): Immigration and International Students; Student Visas; Law and Courts; Executive Branch
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Comments to NSF on Workforce Development
| 1/15/2026 | ACE submitted comments to NSF responding to a Request for Information on workforce development in emerging technologies. |
Topic(s): Workforce Development; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Professional Student Degree Act
| 1/14/2026 | The Professional Student Degree Act, H.R. 6718, would protect student access to highly skilled, in-demand professions that are critical to our economy. The Department of Education concluded in a negotiated rulemaking session that students would only be able to access an annual loan limit of $50,000 and an aggregate loan limit of $200,000 if they enrolled in one of just 11 professional degree programs. The list of 11 programs does not represent an accurate list of crucial and highly-skilled professions. This bill would include more programs under the definition of "professional degree programs" and ensure that students who are in need of aid to access and complete these programs can do so. |
Topic(s): Accessibility; Affordability; Completion; Educational Opportunity; Financial Aid; Regulation
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Type: Bill Summary
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Summary: The U.S. Department of Education’s Proposal on OBBB Accountability
| 1/12/2026 | A summary of the Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking committee consensus on the accountability portion of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. |
Topic(s): Regulation
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Type: Regulation Summary
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Talking Points: Graduate and Professional Student Loan Limits Under OBBB
| 1/8/2026 | Background and talking points on the provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill eliminating the Grad PLUS Loan and placing new limits on the amount of Direct Loans students can receive to finance graduate or professional education. |
Topic(s): Higher Education Act; Student Loans; Financial Aid; Graduate Students
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Letter to OSTP in Response to Request for Information on Federal Policy Research
| 12/22/2025 | ACE and 15 other associations sent a letter to OSTP commenting on the agency’s request for information on federal policy to accelerate the American scientific enterprise. |
Topic(s): Research; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to ED on the Proposed Admissions Data Information Collection Request
| 12/15/2025 | Letter from ACE President Ted Mitchell to the Education Department reiterating ACE's strong opposition to ACTS survey component proposed in response to the Presidential Memorandum regarding higher education admissions. |
Topic(s): Higher Education Act; Regulation; Data
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the House on Transparency Bills
| 12/11/2025 | ACE and a coalition of higher education associations submitted a letter to the House Committee on Education and Workforce offering feedback on the College Financial Aid Clarity Act and the Student Financial Clarity Act. |
Topic(s): Financial Aid; Higher Education Act
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Changes to Key Inflation Reduction Act Green Energy Tax Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
| 12/9/2025 | This brief provides a high-level overview of the major changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to various green energy tax provisions enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act. |
Topic(s): Sustainability; Taxation and Finance
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Type: Issue Brief
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Request for Institutional Flexibility Amid Delayed VA Chapter 35 Education Payments
| 11/20/2025 | Letter from Rep. Derrick Van Orden, chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to ACE President Ted Mitchell requesting that ACE encourage its member institutions to provide grace periods for students and families affected by delayed VA Chapter 35 Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance payments.
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Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education
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Type: Letters and Comments
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