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• Institutional Effectiveness

  June 5, 2013

  

  New ACE Brief Calls for Strategic Diversity Leadership in Higher Education

  A new ACE brief asserts that campus diversity is no longer just a question of moral and social responsibility but is critical to achieving excellence and competing in the 21st century knowledge economy.

• Institutional Capacity

  June 4, 2013

  ACE President Molly Corbett Broad on the Retirement of The Ohio State University President Gordon Gee

  Few leaders in the past 25 years have had such a profound impact on American higher education as E. Gordon Gee. He is an iconic leader, unparalleled in skills and widely respected among presidents, chancellors, policymakers and business leaders atFew leaders in the past 25 years have had such a profound impact on American higher education as E. Gordon Gee. He is an iconic leader, unparalleled in skills and widely respected among presidents, chancellors, policymakers and business leaders at bo...

• 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...

• Racial/Ethnic Minority Students

  May 16, 2013

  

  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.

• Diversity in Leadership

  May 1, 2013

  

  ACE Brief Examines Scarcity of Asian Pacific Islander American Leaders in Higher Education

  An examination of the barriers to advancement for Asian Pacific Islander Americans and a call on the higher education community to take immediate steps to ameliorate the situation.

• Budget and Appropriations

  April 15, 2013

  ACE President Molly Corbett Broad on President Obama's FY 2014 Budget

  As the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, ACE welcomes many of the proposals included in the president’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request.

• Institutional Capacity

  April 1, 2013

  

  ACE Brief Calls for Strategic Leadership on Campus Retirement Transitions

  Retirement Transitions in Higher Education encourages campus leaders to expand their view of traditional retirement, as professors and presidents seek to move from full-time work on campus to an encore career or find new opportunities forRetirement Transitions in Higher Education encourages campus leaders to expand their view of traditional retirement, as professors and presidents seek to move from full-time work on campus to an encore career or find new opportunities for involvement...

• Institutional Effectiveness

  March 19, 2013

  ACE Names 50 Faculty and Administrators to Fellows Program

  ACE has selected 50 college and university senior faculty and administrators for the 2013-14 class of the ACE Fellows Program. Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program—the longest running leadership development program in the UnitedACE has selected 50 college and university senior faculty and administrators for the 2013-14 class of the ACE Fellows Program. Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program—the longest running leadership development program in the United States—focuse...

• Adult Learners

  March 5, 2013

  

  ACE Names Feldeisen and Young Adult Learners of the Year

  Bette A. Feldeisen, a plumbing supervisor and honors graduate, and Joshua John Young, a police officer and Army veteran, today were named ACE's 2012 Adult Learners of the Year.

• Diversity in Leadership

  March 5, 2013

  

  ACE Honors Johnnetta B. Cole With the 2013 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award

  ACE named Johnnetta B. Cole, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art and former president of Spelman College (GA) and Bennett College (NC), the 2013 recipient of the Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award.

Browse Stories

• June 12, 2013

  Senators Condemn For-Profit Colleges' Use of Military Tuition Aid

  The Chronicle of Higher Education

• June 12, 2013

  Thanks To Student Activists, Pressure To End Rape Culture On College Campuses ‘Is Not Going Away’

  ThinkProgress.org

• June 10, 2013

  A Long-Term Solution for Student Loan Interest Rates

  The Beatrice Daily Sun (NE)

• June 10, 2013

  Our Opinion: Student Loan Snafu is Typical of Congress

  The Berkshire Eagle

• June 8, 2013

  Sen. Warren: Congress Must Block Student Rate Hike

  USA Today

• June 8, 2013

  Higher Education Can Be a Bad Financial Investment – Study

  University World News

• June 5, 2013

  President Gee's Last Gaffe

  Inside Higher Ed

• June 5, 2013

  Librarians and Colleges File Briefs Backing HathiTrust

  Inside Higher Ed

• June 5, 2013

  Student Dip Puts Pressure on UNI Budget

  The Des Moines Register (IA)

• June 5, 2013

  Tri-C's New Formula to Determine Adjunct Work Hours Stirs Debate

  The Plain Dealer (OH)