Carnegie Classifications Release 2025 Research Activity Designations, Debut Updated Methodology February 13, 2025 Section 1 ContentYou are being redirected to the Carnegie website. If you are not automatically redirected, please click here. Section 2 Content Section 3 Content Section 4 Content Section 5 Content Section 6 Content Button Content Rail Content 1 Rail Content 2 Rail Content 3 Related News November 24, 2025 ACE has joined an amicus brief in a case led by AAMC and AAU filed arguing to uphold a lower court's decision in two companion cases directing the executive branch to reinstate billions of dollars in canceled NIH grants. Read More News November 24, 2025 ACE Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Reinstatement of Canceled NIH Grants News November 7, 2025 ACE and Second Nature are launching a webinar series designed to help campus leaders, sustainability staff, and climate advocates anticipate challenges and identify opportunities to lead. Read More News November 7, 2025 ACE, Second Nature Launch Sustainability Webinar Series News October 20, 2025 ACE, AACC and AASCU have submitted comments to the Department of Education on the proposed restructuring of the Institute of Education Sciences. Read More News October 20, 2025 ACE, Associations Urge ED Not to Weaken Institute of Education Sciences News October 8, 2025 Higher education leaders, advocates, and researchers came together at Howard University for the launch of ACE’s new Economic Impact of Higher Education in America tool. Read More News October 8, 2025 ACE, Other Experts Gather at Howard University to Discuss Higher Ed’s Economic Impact News September 15, 2025 Nearly three-quarters of college presidents say they are “extremely concerned” about the current administration’s impact on higher education, according to ACE’s Pulse Point survey, released today. Read More News September 15, 2025 ACE Survey: Majority of College Presidents “Extremely Concerned” About Federal Policy Direction News September 5, 2025 A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration violated the Constitution and failed to follow congressionally mandated procedures when it froze billions of dollars in federal research funding at Harvard, a critical victory for higher education. Read More News September 5, 2025 Federal Court Backs Harvard in Ruling, Echoing Concerns Raised in ACE Brief News September 5, 2025 With less than a month until federal funding expires, House appropriators this week advanced a bill that would sharply reduce support for higher education programs, setting up a clash with the Senate and raising the risk of a government shutdown. Read More News September 5, 2025 House Bill Preserves Pell, Slashes Other Student Aid Programs Community Statement September 5, 2025 The Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs urges policymakers to adopt the FAIR model, a transparent and accountable approach to sustaining the full costs of federally funded research and America’s scientific leadership. Read More Community Statement September 5, 2025 JAG Statement on Advancing the FAIR Model News August 4, 2025 ACE and other associations filed an amicus brief Aug. 1 urging the Supreme Court to deny the Trump administration’s application seeking a stay of a lower court’s orders that the executive branch reinstate approximately 1,200 of canceled NIH grants. Read More News August 4, 2025 ACE, Other Higher Ed Groups Call on NIH to Reinstate Research Funding, File Related Amicus Brief with Supreme Court News August 4, 2025 Senate Republicans moved last week to protect the Pell Grant program and other key education and research funding from deep cuts proposed by the Trump administration, setting up a budget battle with the House in September. Read More News August 4, 2025 Senate Appropriators Reject Trump’s Proposed Pell Grant and NIH Cuts News July 24, 2025 AAU, ACE, and APLU, joined by 12 higher education institutions, have filed suit against the Department of Defense in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Read More News July 24, 2025 Federal Court Blocks DoD Indirect Cost Cap Pending Further Review News July 18, 2025 As lawmakers prepare to leave town for the August recess, the FY 2026 congressional appropriations process is behind schedule, including for the massive bill that contains much of the annual funding for higher education programs. Read More News July 18, 2025 Science Funding Cut in House CJS Bill, Overall Appropriations Process Going Slowly Blog Post Perspectives from leaders and experts on the ideas, challenges, and decisions shaping colleges and universities. What’s working. What’s changing. What’s next. Read More Blog Post Higher Education Today Community Statement July 11, 2025 The Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs has released its recommendation for a new model to replace the current facilities and administrative cost structure. Read More Community Statement July 11, 2025 Recommendation for Updated, More Efficient, Transparent Research Funding Model Statement June 16, 2025 ACE, AAU, and APLU have sued to block a new DOD policy slashing F&A support for university research critical to national defense and military readiness. Read More Statement June 16, 2025 Statement of AAU, ACE, and APLU Regarding Their Legal Challenge to the Administration’s Cut to Critical Defense Research Press Release June 12, 2025 The Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs has updated the research community on the work of its subject matter experts team to develop a new model for funding indirect costs of federal research grants. Read More Press Release June 12, 2025 Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs Shares Subject Matter Recommendations News June 9, 2025 ACE and a coalition of national higher education associations filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard University’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to subvert higher education to the federal government’s political leadership. Read More News June 9, 2025 ACE, Other Higher Ed Associations Back Legal Challenge to the Executive Branch’s Efforts to Control Harvard Convening June 9, 2025 Join us June 9 in Washington, DC for the Commission on Faith-Based Colleges and Universities convening. The day includes a presidents-only session, lunch, and a public program with a keynote and documentary screening. Read More Convening June 9, 2025 2025 Convening of the ACE Commission on Faith-Based Colleges and Universities Video May 19, 2025 This webinar, held in partnership with the Brookings Institution, examined how states were stepping up to support higher education amid federal uncertainty, highlighting strategies in funding, data, and state policy leadership. Read More Video May 19, 2025 Strengthening Higher Education: How States Can Lead Amidst Federal Uncertainty Podcast May 16, 2025 Jon Fansmith, Mushtaq Gunja, and Sarah Spreitzer are joined by Steven Bloom, ACE assistant vice president for government relations, about the Trump administration’s escalating actions against higher education. Read More Podcast May 16, 2025 dotEDU Live: Associations Speak Out as Reconciliation Targets Higher Ed News May 14, 2025 Today, more than 50 higher education organizations have come together in a statement that expresses broad opposition to recent actions by the administration that jeopardize the longstanding partnership between the federal government and institutions. Read More News May 14, 2025 ACE, Others Call on Trump Administration to Reforge Compact with Higher Education