Membership Benefits

​​​​​​​​​When you join the American Council on Education (ACE), you and your institution benefit from advocacy, research, briefings, and leadership development programming.

Join our more than 1,600 members in promoting, protecting, and advocating for students, faculty, and administrators in higher education.

Learning Opportunities When and Where You Want Them

Through online courses, communities of practice, and regional and national meetings, you will have access to timely research, analysis of current trends, tactical briefings, practical courses, and a network of engaged professionals who are sharing knowledge and learning together.

Members receive discounted registration rates to attend ACE events:

  • Professional Development Programs: Webinars, workshops, summits, and learning circles respond to current campus issues, hone professional skills, and facilitate connections among higher education leaders.
  • ACE Transformation Labs​: ACE Internationalization, Learner Success, and VE/COIL Labs guide colleges and universities through a strategic planning process to advance critical institutional priorities.​​
  • Annual Meeting: ACE's Annual Meeting is one of the largest gathering​​​s of national and international higher education leaders.
  • ACE Fellows Program​: This members-only, customized learning experience enables emerging leaders to immerse themselves in the study and practice of leadership, while experiencing another institution's culture, policies, and decision-making processes.

Essential Information and Research

  • Keep up to date on public policy issues through two weekly e-newsletters: President to President, sent each week to institutional leaders, and Higher Education & National Affairs.
  • Get original research and data analysis that give you the tools to respond to such challenges as leadership in a changing world, free speech on campus, and effective classroom instruction.
  • Explore current issues and gather insight from colleagues by reading ACE's blog, Higher Education Today.
  • Dive deeper into data through focused research projects such as Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education and the American College President Study.

A Voice in Washington, DC

As a member, you help influence higher education public policy. ACE is at the center of federal policy debates concerning legislation that affects campuses across the country.

We regularly convene representatives from all sectors to respond with one clear voice on vital issues affecting institutions and students, provide leadership on key higher education issues, and influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives. We are also ready to assist you with issues that arise on your campus.

 Purchase Our Mailing List

A members-only benefit, ACE's postal mailing list enables you to contact college and university presidents and chancellors.​

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