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House Approves Dream Act, Sending Bill to Senate

The measure would give young undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children a pathway to citizenship.

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New Online Tool Illustrates Benefits of Investing in Student Mental Health

A new ACE brief finds investing in student mental health makes good academic and economic sense. Just how much those investments pay off can be measured using a new online tool created with the Healthy Minds Network.

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ACE Unveils New Resource on the Status of Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education

A seminal ACE report explores the evolving state of race and ethnicity in the higher education landscape and shows that while the number of students of color continues to rise, gaps in access, attainment, and debt levels remain.

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Apply Now to be a Part of ACE’s Premier Higher Education Leadership Program

The application for the 2020-21 Class of ACE Fellows is now open.

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June 24, 2019

HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

Days before the first Democratic presidential debates, Sen. Bernie Sanders and House progressives are unveiling legislation cancelling all student debt . . . An op-ed in The Hill calls on Congress to include Department of Defense and Veterans...
Institutional Capacity

June 24, 2019

New Fellows Class Sets the Scene for Leadership Growth

The 2019-20 class of the ACE Fellows Program kicked off their leadership development experience with an orientation June 14-15 at ACE’s offices in Washington, DC.
Veterans Legislation

June 19, 2019

The GI Bill Turns 75

The GI Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that has helped millions of veterans pay for postsecondary education, marks its 75th anniversary on June 22.
Budget and Appropriations

June 19, 2019

House Approves Spending Package That Includes Substantial Increases for Student Aid, Research

The House has passed a $982.8 billion minibus spending package that appropriates funding for four separate FY 2020 spending bills, including the one for Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education.
Tax Policy

June 19, 2019

ACE, Other Groups Urge Congress to Extend Tuition Deduction, Repeal Parking Tax

ACE and five other higher education associations have written to House Ways and Means Committee leaders urging support for extending the tuition deduction and repealing the so-called parking tax in two bills scheduled for committee markup.
Institutional Capacity

June 17, 2019

Portland Summit Provides Insights Into Student and Economic Trends

Campus leaders gathered last week in Portland, Oregon to discuss today’s students and the economic realities of our institutions and the nation at the ACE West Summer Summit, "Demonstrating Value: Economic Trends and the Changing Needs of Students.
Tax Policy

June 05, 2019

ACE Urges Senate to Pass Fix to “Kiddie Tax” Mistake Impacting Low- and Middle-Income Students

ACE President Ted Mitchell wrote to Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), thanking the lawmakers for introducing legislation to fix a mistake in the 2017 tax law that affects students on scholarship.
Immigration

June 03, 2019

House Set to Vote on American Dream and Promise Act

Vote comes as the Supreme Court rejects the Trump administration’s request to move swiftly on resolving the legal status of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
Security and Crisis Management

June 03, 2019

House Bill Would Encourage Interagency Coordination to Address Threats to Sensitive Federally Funded Research

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced the Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019 (H.R. 3038), legislation that would establish an interagency working group of federal science, intelligence, and security agencies.
Tax Policy

May 22, 2019

After ACE Advocacy Efforts, House Set to Vote on Fix to “Kiddie Tax” Mistake Impacting Low- and Middle-income Students

The House is expected to soon vote on and approve a legislative fix to an error in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act affecting students who rely on scholarship aid to pay for their college education.

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Research Reports

Minority Serving Institutions as Engines of Upward Mobility

Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education: A Status Report

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Cover of 2018 Report, Speaking Truth and Acting With Integiry

Speaking Truth and Acting with Integrity: Confronting Challenges of Campus Racial Climate

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A Look at Five Key Outcomes in Early Adulthood for Associate Degree Earners

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Higher Education Today

ACE's blog covers what is most relevant to higher education today and how these issues play out in the public sphere.

President to President

President to President is Ted Mitchell's weekly email newsletter to ACE members.

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Credential Engine Webinar Series

This event provided an overview to explore the current credential landscape and learn how you can engage with Credential Engine to create credential transparency, improve your organization's ability to demonstrate value and ROI to students and...
Why the Nation Needs to Do College Attainment Better

Setting goals for college attainment helps to focus public dialogue, identify barriers to completion, and target resources to specific challenges. In this June 18 forum, a diverse group of higher education thought leaders will discuss educational...
ACE2018 - ACE's 100th Annual Meeting

Our 100th Annual Meeting will be held March 10–13, 2018 in Washington, DC at the Marriott Marquis.

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Latest News

House Approves Dream Act, Sending Bill to Senate

New Online Tool Illustrates Benefits of Investing in Student Mental Health

ACE Unveils New Resource on the Status of Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education

Apply Now to be a Part of ACE’s Premier Higher Education Leadership Program

Leadership & Advocacy News

HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

New Fellows Class Sets the Scene for Leadership Growth

The GI Bill Turns 75

House Approves Spending Package That Includes Substantial Increases for Student Aid, Research

ACE, Other Groups Urge Congress to Extend Tuition Deduction, Repeal Parking Tax

Portland Summit Provides Insights Into Student and Economic Trends

ACE Urges Senate to Pass Fix to “Kiddie Tax” Mistake Impacting Low- and Middle-Income Students

House Set to Vote on American Dream and Promise Act

House Bill Would Encourage Interagency Coordination to Address Threats to Sensitive Federally Funded Research

After ACE Advocacy Efforts, House Set to Vote on Fix to “Kiddie Tax” Mistake Impacting Low- and Middle-income Students

Research Reports

ACE Publications

Higher Education Today

The Presidency Magazine

President to President

Previous Events

Credential Engine Webinar Series

Why the Nation Needs to Do College Attainment Better

ACE2018 - ACE's 100th Annual Meeting