American Council on Education It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. Don’t Miss Higher Ed’s Premier Eventhttps://www.aceannualmeeting.org/?RefId=Hero, https://www.aceannualmeeting.org/?RefId=Hero<img alt="ACE2021 Columns Branding" src="/PublishingImages/Interior-Page-Heroes/ace2021-bg.jpg?RenditionID=10" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /><div class="ExternalClassC2D2AE2E364C499CA4622C34A48BF678">Join over 1,700 leaders online to learn, connect, and be inspired to form solutions to today’s unique challenges. 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Read More Workshop March 30, 20211:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET Creating Sustainable Business Models for the Post-Pandemic Campus News March 3, 2021 The 2021-22 class embodies the diversity of higher ed institutions by gender, race/ethnicity, institution type, and disciplinary background. It also contains a 2 to 1 ratio of women to men and nearly one-third represents underrepresented groups. Read More News March 3, 2021 Fifty-Two Emerging Higher Education Leaders Named to ACE Fellows Program Publication March 3, 2021 Brief answers to questions frequently asked by students, faculty, alumni, journalists, public officials, and others interested in the financial circumstances of U.S. colleges and universities. (Updated March 2021) Download Publication March 3, 2021 Understanding College and University Endowments News March 1, 2021 The U.S. Citizenship Act, a sweeping immigration bill that would create an eight-year path to citizenship for millions of immigrants already in the country and provide an even faster track for Dreamers, was introduced Feb. 18. Read More News March 1, 2021 Comprehensive Immigration Legislation Would Provide Protection for Dreamers, Support for International Students News March 1, 2021 ACE and a number of higher education associations sent a letter of support for the bill before the vote, but noted that it still falls short of the at least $97 billion that is needed to address the financial impact of COVID-19. Read More News March 1, 2021 House Approves COVID-19 Relief Bill With Nearly $40 Billion for Higher Ed News March 1, 2021 Ten selected apprenticeships will undergo a rigorous and in-depth evaluation to determine apprenticeship completion's college credit value. Read More News March 1, 2021 Apprenticeship Pathways Project Announces Pilot Partners Statement February 27, 2021 We urge the Senate to approve this legislation, but continue to stress that additional higher education relief funding should be included to meet the full needs of colleges and universities facing precipitous declines in revenues and soaring new expenses. Read More Statement February 27, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on House Passage of COVID-19 Relief Legislation Letters & Comments February 25, 2021 As the House of Representatives moves to consider the reconciliation package on the floor, ACE and over 50 organizations write on behalf of U.S. colleges and universities to express strong support for the measure. Download Letters & Comments February 25, 2021 Letter to House Leaders in Support of Funding for Students and Institutions in Budget Reconciliation Bill Bill Summary February 25, 2021 The U.S. Citizenship Act was introduced Feb. 18, 2021, by Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. Linda Sanchez. This bill follows a promise from President Biden that he would send an immigration package to Congress at the start of his administration. Download Bill Summary February 25, 2021 Summary of the Higher Education Provisions in the U.S. Citizenship Act Podcast February 25, 2021 Hosts Jon Fansmith, Sarah Spreitzer, and Mushtaq Gunja talk with House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) about the recent past, present, and future of higher education legislation under his committee’s purview. Read More Podcast February 25, 2021 Episode 37: A Conversation With Congressman Bobby Scott Letters & Comments February 22, 2021 The Dream Act would allow some undocumented young people, who have already invested in our country and in whom the country has already invested, to earn lawful permanent residence in the United States and ultimately a path to full citizenship. Download Letters & Comments February 22, 2021 Letter to Senate Leadership in Support of the Dream Act 2021 News February 22, 2021 On March 2, ACE will begin collecting data for the Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses’ fifth edition. The survey will go out first to chief academic officers and provosts. Read More News February 22, 2021 New Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses Survey Begins Collecting Data Statement February 19, 2021 In all of his work, James Kvaal has demonstrated a heartfelt commitment to ensuring that higher education is accessible to all individuals, and has worked well with the field to enable all students to succeed. Read More Statement February 19, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Nomination of James Kvaal as Under Secretary of Education News February 18, 2021 Kimberlé Crenshaw, a pioneering scholar and writer on issues such as Black feminist legal theory and race, racism, and the law, will address ACE2021, ACE’s online annual meeting set for March 22-24. Read More News February 18, 2021 Nationally Prominent Scholar and Writer to Address ACE2021 Press Release February 12, 2021 “Toward Greater Inclusion and Success: A New Compact for International Students" proposes key strategies and practical approaches for institutions to establish lifelong relationships with international students. Read More Press Release February 12, 2021 New ACE Report Outlines Strategies for Supporting International Students Throughout Lifecycle Podcast February 12, 2021 ACE President Ted Mitchell joins Jon, Sarah, and Mushtaq to talk about his impressions of incoming Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona and about his own experience working in the Education Department. Read More Podcast February 12, 2021 Episode 36: What Colleges Can Expect From Miguel Cardona's Education Department News February 11, 2021 After successfully launching a pilot cohort, the ACE Learner Success Laboratory (LSL) is now accepting applications for Cohort 2, which will begin work in October 2021. Read More News February 11, 2021 Apply Now to Join the ACE Learner Success Lab Press Release February 11, 2021 The winners are collaborations involving K-12, higher education, technology providers, and public agencies that will pilot new applications of the nascent technology to facilitate more secure, streamlined sharing of learning records. Read More Press Release February 11, 2021 ACE Selects Four Blockchain Innovation Challenge Winners to Expand Economic Opportunity to Underserved Learners Letters & Comments February 10, 2021 Letter to incoming Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona outlining questions campuses have about the rules for spending the most recent round of COVID-19 relief funds approved by Congress in the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriatio... Download Letters & Comments February 10, 2021 Questions to ED on Emergency Relief Funding Distribution Statement February 10, 2021 We look forward to working with lawmakers and the Biden administration as the bill moves forward. But we continue to stress that additional federal assistance, either now or in a future emergency relief measure, is needed to address the shattering impact. Read More Statement February 10, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding News February 8, 2021 An amicus brief was submitted by ACE and 10 other higher education associations supporting an appeal by the NCAA and 11 athletics conferences to the U.S. Supreme Court in NCAA v. Alston. Read More News February 8, 2021 ACE, Other Associations Ask Supreme Court to Reverse Federal Ruling on College Athletics, Antitrust Laws Statement February 3, 2021 ACE is optimistic that this sends a strong signal that the DOJ will continue to recognize the importance of allowing higher education institutions to follow the law of the land and consider race as one factor in a holistic admissions review. Read More Statement February 3, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Department of Justice Dismissing Lawsuit Against Yale University Statement February 3, 2021 ACE looks forward to working with Dr. Cardona and his team at the Department of Education on the many important issues facing students, families, and colleges and universities. Read More Statement February 3, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Senate Confirmation Hearing of Secretary of Education-designate Miguel A. Cardona Letters & Comments February 3, 2021 Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas discussing issues of importance to the higher education community that are relevant to his new role in the Biden administration. Download Letters & Comments February 3, 2021 Higher Education Priorities for Department of Homeland Security News February 3, 2021 ACE and other higher education organizations are looking at specific policies that can help the Biden-Harris administration restore the United States’ global standing in the world and prioritize reforming the nation’s immigration system. Read More News February 3, 2021 Associations Urge Biden Administration to Consider Policies and Practices to Help International Students, Dreamers Member Spotlight February 2, 2021 ACE members across the country are offering their campus facilities and other resources to assist with vaccine distribution and and other critical pandemic-related needs. Read More Member Spotlight February 2, 2021 ACE Member Campuses Help Roll Out the COVID-19 Vaccine News February 1, 2021 A letter sent Friday to President Biden by ACE and more than three dozen other higher education associations suggested a range of ways that colleges and universities may be able to help the country fight and conquer COVID-19. Read More News February 1, 2021 ACE, Other Associations Outline How Higher Education Can Help Combat COVID-19 News February 1, 2021 Applications are open for the 19th cohort of the ACE Internationalization Laboratory, which will take place Aug. 2021 through Spring 2023. Read More News February 1, 2021 Revitalize Your Internationalization Strategy With ACE’s Internationalization Lab Podcast January 29, 2021 The hosts take the full episode to discuss how President Biden’s actions in his first week in office will impact higher ed as well as how a slim majority for Democrats in the House and the Senate could impact legislation moving forward. Read More Podcast January 29, 2021 Episode 35: A New Era for Higher Ed Under the Biden Administration Letters & Comments January 27, 2021 Letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on initial actions his department can take to help support international students and restore the United States as a destination of choice for global students and scholars. Download Letters & Comments January 27, 2021 Letter to Secretary of State on Supporting International Students Letters & Comments January 25, 2021 The COVID-19 relief bill Congress approved in December provided just under $23 billion for postsecondary students and institutions. While this will deliver some help, at least $97 billion in critical needs remains unaddressed. Download Letters & Comments January 25, 2021 Letter to Congress About the Continuing Needs of Students and Institutions During the Pandemic News January 25, 2021 In his first days in office, President Joe Biden has focused on reversing a number of Trump administration policies, as well as introducing new measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More News January 25, 2021 Biden Executive Orders Preserve DACA, Extend Student Loan Deferrals, More Statement January 20, 2021 We applaud President Biden for acting swiftly to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and propose legislation making the program permanent and Dreamers eligible for citizenship. Read More Statement January 20, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Biden Administration DACA Action and Immigration Proposal News January 19, 2021 The Department of Education has announced its plan for distributing the largest pool of funding for students and higher education institutions in the COVID-19 relief bill passed in December. Read More News January 19, 2021 ED Announces Plans for Distributing Emergency Relief; Biden COVID-19 Relief Plan Would Give $35 Billion to Higher Education Statement January 18, 2021 It has never been more important or appropriate to reflect on his legacy and honor his memory by working every day to ensure that the causes of equity, diversity, and inclusion overwhelm the dark forces of ignorance, racism, and violence. Read More Statement January 18, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day Podcast January 14, 2021 Jill Allen Murray, deputy executive director for NAFSA: Association of International Educators, discusses the current policy climate for international students in the United States and what the higher ed community would like the Biden administration. Read More Podcast January 14, 2021 Episode 34: Responding to Last Week's Attack on the Capitol; International Student Policy in the Biden Administration News January 11, 2021 Faculty leaders and academic administrators who want to reform faculty workloads with equity in mind will find new tools and research available from ACE and can also register for a corresponding webinar happening this week. Read More News January 11, 2021 Tools, Webinar Address Equity Concerns and Faculty Workload News January 7, 2021 ACE has conducted a simulation of how the Department of Education might allocate the main $20.2 billion pot of funding to about 3,500 public and private, nonprofit colleges and universities. Read More News January 7, 2021 New COVID-19 Relief Bill: An Estimate of What Individual Institutions May Receive Statement January 6, 2021 Ted Mitchell responds to the violence that occured Jan. 6 when a crowd of angry partisans stormed the Capitol, halting the certification of President-elect Joe Biden. Read More Statement January 6, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Violence in DC and Attack on Our Democracy News January 6, 2021 There are still a few more days to take advantage of the early bird registration rates for ACE2021, ACE’s online annual meeting set for March 22–24, 2021. Read More News January 6, 2021 Register Now to Take Advantage of ACE2021 Early Bird Discount Statement December 23, 2020 We applaud the decision by Judge Labson Freeman to issue a nationwide preliminary injunction halting enactment of President Trump’s “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” executive order as it pertains to requirements for federal contractors and grants. Read More Statement December 23, 2020 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Injunction Halting President Trump’s Executive Order on Race and Sex Stereotyping Statement December 23, 2020 We congratulate Dr. Miguel A. Cardona on his nomination to be secretary of education and applaud President-elect Biden’s choice for this vital role. Read More Statement December 23, 2020 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Nomination of Dr. Miguel A. Cardona to be Secretary of Education News December 21, 2020 Congressional leaders Sunday night reached an agreement on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, including a $22.7 billion higher education emergency fund, and the House and Senate this afternoon were poised to vote on a final measure. Read More News December 21, 2020 Higher Education Receives More Than $20 Billion in COVID-19 Relief Funding News December 21, 2020 ACE and other higher education associations submitted comments last week strongly opposing the Department of Education’s (ED) Nov. 13 notice of interpretation (NOI) regarding the foreign gifts and contracts reporting provision in the Higher Education Act. Read More News December 21, 2020 ACE Higher Education Groups Tell ED Latest Action on Foreign Gift and Contract Reporting Exceeds the Law Statement December 21, 2020 The money provided in this bill will provide some limited relief, which is welcome news to struggling students and institutions. But it is not going to be nearly enough in the long run or even the medium term. Read More Statement December 21, 2020 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on COVID-19 Relief Package Higher Education Funding Statement December 21, 2020 We applaud the bipartisan agreement to simplify the process of applying for federal student aid, which will make it significantly easier for students and families to complete the FAFSA form and increase the number of individuals who receive aid. Read More Statement December 21, 2020 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on FAFSA Simplification News December 21, 2020 ACE is encouraging institutions, mentors, and students themselves, to recognize individuals for the 2020 Student of the Year Award. Nominations from those who know of the accomplishments of a deserving student are now due by Jan. 15. Read More News December 21, 2020 Deadline Extended: Nominate a Student for the ACE Student of the Year Award News December 21, 2020 Campus leaders, during this critical time, must have an eye on near-term academic and business realities and the safety and well-being of their students and staff, as well as long-term mission goals, values, and strategies for institutional resilience. Read More News December 21, 2020 ACE, Huron Collaborate on Transformational Leaders Video Series News December 21, 2020 Recognize an outstanding institution or individual for leadership in the areas of diversity and the advancement of women with an ACE Award. Applications and nominations are now open for four of the awards to be presented online during ACE Awards Week. Read More News December 21, 2020 There's Still Time to Nominate or Apply for an ACE Leadership Award News December 18, 2020 College and university leaders interested in beginning, or accelerating, their path toward creating a more racially diverse workforce should sign up for a new ACE Engage workshop, the first in a series that will focus on strategies to increase diversity. Read More News December 18, 2020 Workshop Series Will Help Leaders Take Action to Improve Diversity of Faculty, Staff Member Spotlight December 16, 2020 The University of Alabama (UA) has partnered with other universities to develop a new hybrid wastewater system to finally address systemic issues of waste management in rural Southern areas, which disproportionately impact Black communities. 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