News Room

• 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, the American Council on Education welcomes many of the proposals included in the president’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request. In particular, by restoring theAs the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, the American Council on Education welcomes many of the proposals included in the president’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request. In particular, by restoring the arbitrary...

• 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.

• March 4, 2013

  

  University of Texas at El Paso President Diana Natalicio Elected Board Chair of ACE

  Diana Natalicio, president of The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of ACE. She succeeds Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University (MA), and will serve a one-year term.

• Institutional Capacity

  March 4, 2013

  

  Study Finds Higher Education Presidential Pipeline Is Slow to Change

  A selection of 149 four-year higher education institutions tracked between 2008 and 2013 showed slight increases in the age and gender diversity of senior administrators holding positions that often lead to the presidency but no change in the shareA selection of 149 four-year higher education institutions tracked between 2008 and 2013 showed slight increases in the age and gender diversity of senior administrators holding positions that often lead to the presidency but no change in the share o...

Browse Stories

• May 15, 2013

  WPI Leader Says He Didn’t Want to Be a ‘Lame Duck’

  The Worcester Telegram & Gazette

• May 14, 2013

  Coursera Makes Case for MOOCs

  The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)

• May 14, 2013

  BSU President Gets Big Paycheck

  The Indianapolis Star

• May 13, 2013

  OPINION: MOOCs and Community Colleges

  Inside Higher Ed

• May 13, 2013

  Spanier Was Among Top-Paid College Presidents

  The Philadelphia Inquirier (free. reg. req.)

• May 12, 2013

  Universities Debate Credit for Free Online Courses

  The Lincoln Journal Star

• May 11, 2013

  Online Wave for S.D. Colleges

  The Argus Leader (SD)

• May 10, 2013

  Student Loans: Could GOP, White House Strike a Compromise on Interest Rates?

  The Christian Science Monitor

• May 10, 2013

  Learn for Free with MOOCs

  U.S. News & World Report

• May 7, 2013

  U.S. News Ranks Best Online Programs for Veterans

  U.S. News & World Report