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  • May 22, 2013

    Today's headlines on a tablet computer

    HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

    In this morning’s headlines, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a sweeping bipartisan measure to overhaul the nation's immigration system, including an amendment that would allow undocumented students who are granted registered provisionalIn this morning’s headlines, the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a sweeping bipartisan measure to overhaul the nation's immigration system, including an amendment that would allow undocumented students who are granted registered provisional imm...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.”

  • 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.