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  • May 23, 2013

    Today's headlines on a tablet computer

    HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

    In today’s headlines, The Associated Press sets up today’s expected passage in the U.S. House of a bill linking student loan interest rates to the financial markets, in spite of a veto threat from President Obama. In other news, The New York TimesIn today’s headlines, The Associated Press sets up today’s expected passage in the U.S. House of a bill linking student loan interest rates to the financial markets, in spite of a veto threat from President Obama. In other news, The New York Times lo...

  • Pending Legislation

    May 23, 2013

    ACE Statement on Student Loan Interest Rate Bills

    Today, the U.S. House of Representatives took the first step toward preventing the scheduled July 1 doubling of the interest rates that students will be charged to take out federal student loans. We are pleased that H.R.1911 creates momentum forToday, the U.S. House of Representatives took the first step toward preventing the scheduled July 1 doubling of the interest rates that students will be charged to take out federal student loans. We are pleased that H.R.1911 creates momentum for adop...

  • Pending Legislation

    May 22, 2013

    Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sweeping Immigration Reform Bill

    The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a comprehensive plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system, which includes a version of the DREAM Act and other higher education provisions.

  • Campus Internationalization

    May 22, 2013

    ACE Releases Free Mapping Internationalization Assessment Tool

    College and university administrators can now use a new free online tool from ACE to assess the state of internationalization and global engagement at their institutions.

  • Federal Financial Aid

    May 20, 2013

    Student Loan Bill Moves Forward in House

    Action heated up in the House and Senate last week on the looming interest rate increase for subsidized student loans, which is slated to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent July 1.

  • Racial/Ethnic Minority Students

    May 16, 2013

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    Report Finds Demographics of College Graduates Do Not Reflect Changes in Overall Student Body

    A new analysis from ACE finds that individuals who earned their baccalaureate degrees in 2007-08 were not nearly as racially diverse as the overall undergraduate student body.

  • Federal Financial Aid

    May 15, 2013

    ACE, Higher Education Groups Offer Guiding Principles on Student Loan Reform

    ACE and 14 higher education associations release a statement of principles for lawmakers to consider as they craft legislation to address the looming interest rate increase for subsidized student loans.

  • Global Higher Education

    May 15, 2013

    ACE Hosts Second International Education Roundtable

    At ACE’s second International Education Roundtable May 9, American embassy representatives from nine countries took an in-depth look at issues facing the global higher education community.

  • Student Financial Aid

    May 13, 2013

    ACE Paper Argues There Is Scant Evidence Proving Federal Aid Drives Up College Prices

    In a new monograph written for ACE, Donald E. Heller argues there is scant evidence of a relationship between changes in federal student aid and tuition increases.

  • Institutional Capacity

    May 13, 2013

    Apply Now for 2013-14 ACE Institute for New Presidents

    A few spots are still available for those interested in applying to become members of the 2013-14 class of the ACE Institute for New Presidents.