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  • May 17, 2013

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    HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

    In today’s headlines, Inside Higher Ed reports that three top-tier universities have backed away from a partnership with their peers and the company 2U to create a pool of for-credit online courses. In other news, The Chronicle of Higher EducationIn today’s headlines, Inside Higher Ed reports that three top-tier universities have backed away from a partnership with their peers and the company 2U to create a pool of for-credit online courses. In other news, The Chronicle of Higher Education is...

  • 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.

  • Law and the Courts

    May 13, 2013

    College Board Releases Guide to Upcoming Supreme Court Decision in Fisher v. UT

    In preparation for the Supreme Court's upcoming decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the College Board's Access and Diversity Collaborative has released the guide, "Preparing for the Fisher Decision: Are You Ready?

  • College Costs

    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.

  • Federal Financial Aid

    May 10, 2013

    FRIDAY BUZZ: Student Loan Interest Rate Proposals Emerge From Congress

    A range of legislative choices to revamp the federal student loan system emerged in Congress this week, as the interest rate on subsidized student loans is poised to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent July 1.

  • Pending Legislation

    May 8, 2013

    ACE, Higher Education Groups Weigh In on Senate Immigration Bill

    ACE and 12 other higher education groups sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee today on the recently introduced comprehensive immigration bill, calling the measure an “important step.”

  • Government Regulation

    May 8, 2013

    WEBINAR: The Clery Act Amendments in the Violence Against Women Act

    The National Association of College and University Attorneys, in cooperation with ACE, is hosting a webinar May 31 on the Clery Act amendments in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and what they mean for Clery Act and Title IX compliance.

  • Law and the Courts

    April 29, 2013

    ACE Submits Amicus Brief in Support of GSU in Fair Use Case

    ACE has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in a case that examines whether it is “fair use” for professors to reserve small excerpts of academic works online for review by their students.

  • Government Regulation

    April 24, 2013

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    ACE Testifies on Insuring Adjunct Faculty and Student Workers Under ACA

    Steven Bloom, director of federal relations at ACE, testified at an April 23 hearing of the IRS and the Treasury Department about regulations which would affect coverage for adjunct faculty and student campus employees under the Patient ProtectionSteven Bloom, director of federal relations at ACE, testified at an April 23 hearing of the IRS and the Treasury Department about regulations which would affect coverage for adjunct faculty and student campus employees under the Patient Protection an...

  • Federal Financial Aid

    April 17, 2013

    ACE’s Hartle Testifies to House Panel Preparing for Higher Education Act Reauthorization

    ACE Senior Vice President Terry Hartle spoke before the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training April 16 at the hearing “Keeping College Within Reach: The Role of Federal Student Aid Programs.”