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Preparing for College

January 9, 2015

ACE President Molly Corbett Broad on President Obama’s Community College Initiative

President Obama has presented an extremely bold proposal, a potential game-changer that could encourage millions more students to consider, apply and enroll in postsecondary education.
December 19, 2014

ACE President Molly Corbett Broad on the Department of Education’s College Ratings Framework

The Department of Education has worked hard and engaged in extensive consultation to produce a thoughtful report on the status of its planned ratings system. However, in reality this is a status report on the beginning of a conceptual framework.
Innovative Practices

December 15, 2014

Twenty-Five Institutions to Participate in ACE Alternative Credit Project

ACE announced today that 25 colleges and universities are joining an alternative credit consortium as part of an innovative initiative to create a more flexible pathway toward a college degree for millions of nontraditional learners.
November 29, 2014

ACE President Molly Corbett Broad on the Death of ACE General Counsel Ada Meloy

ACE mourns the loss of a dear colleague and friend.
Applying to College

November 17, 2014

American College Application Campaign Sees Record Year

As President Obama proclaims November National College Application Month, the only nationwide college application initiative is in the midst of a record-setting year.
Global Higher Education

November 12, 2014

ACE Study Illuminates Opportunities, Challenges of International Joint and Dual Degree Programs

New study looks at international joint and dual degree programs and their role in helping U.S. colleges and universities establish ongoing, multi-dimensional global partnerships.
Campus Internationalization

September 15, 2014

New ACE Paper Explores Challenges to HBCUs in Internationalization

The paper is the culmination of a three-year research project that was funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education, where seven HBCUs worked with ACE to develop campus-wide internationalization strategies.
Innovative Practices

September 10, 2014

ACE Alternative Credit Project to Increase Attainment Levels for Nontraditional Learners With Some College, No Degree

ACE launches groundbreaking effort to form a next-generation alternative credit system that will boost the ability of nontraditional learners to gain a college degree.
Innovative Practices

July 16, 2014

ACE Presidential Innovation Lab Papers Explore Higher Education Business Model Challenges, Changing Faculty Roles

Effort examines potential of new education innovations to boost national college attainment rate.
June 9, 2014

ACE President Molly Corbett Broad's Statement on Student Loan Repayment Program Expansion

President Obama's decision to expand the "Pay As You Earn" student loan repayment plan is an important step that will make several million more Americans eligible for this generous option.

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January 27, 2015

And Rankings for All: Questioning National college rating framework
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January 23, 2015

Watch Colleges Spread Across the Country Like Confetti With This Map That Traces U.S. History
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January 21, 2015

Flexibility and Graduation
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January 16, 2015

US-Cuban Opening Paves Way for Deeper Academic Links
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January 9, 2015

Obama, in Tennessee, Begins Selling His Community College Tuition Plan
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January 9, 2015

Two Years of Free Community College
Inside Higher Ed
January 8, 2015

Obama Proposes Free Community College for Millions of Students
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January 7, 2015

FAFSA Too Complicated? Financial Aid Process Should Be Easier, Say Experts, Politicians
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January 5, 2015

Time, Money and Teacher Prep
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January 2, 2015

Big Union Win
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