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College Presidents Finding New Ways to Lead Amid Growing Challenges

A newly released ACE report highlights how innovative college and university presidents are rising to a variety of daily challenges and empowering their own campuses to take risks and respond strategically.

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ACE, Higher Education Groups Ask Education Department Not to Eliminate Gainful Employment Regulations

Eliminating the gainful employment rule without a replacement will leave a significant gap that will hurt students and direct $4.5 billion in Pell Grants to poorly performing programs.

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ACE Selects Six U.S. Institutions to Partner with Japan

ACE has named six U.S. colleges and universities for its U.S.-Japan COIL Initiative. The program aims to expand ties between the two countries through collaborative online international learning.

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How Far Can the ACE Fellows Program Take You?

Apply, nominate, or become a mentor now for the 2019-20 ACE Class of Fellows. This unique program condenses years of on-the-job experience and skills development into a single year to prepare senior leaders to serve American colleges and...

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September 19, 2018

HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

Starting next fall, the University of Pennsylvania will offer what it says is the first online bachelor’s degree at an Ivy League college . . . Inside Higher Ed writes about the Alamo Colleges District in Texas, which has seen successes with its...
Student Mobility

September 18, 2018

Fees for Student and Exchange Visitor Program Set to Increase

The proposal to increase programs fees for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program may have a negative impact on international students, scholars, and higher education institutions, according to ACE and 14 other higher education associations.
Budget and Appropriations

September 17, 2018

Spending Package for FY 2019 Includes Boosts for Pell Grants, NIH, Career and Technical Education

Congress has reached an agreement on an appropriations package for FY 2019 that includes a $100 increase in the maximum Pell Grant award and a $2 billion boost in funding for the National Institutes of Health, among other priorities for higher...
Financial Aid

September 04, 2018

ACE, Higher Ed Groups: Proposed Borrower Defense Rules Would Make Submitting a Successful Claim “Functionally Impossible”

ACE and 20 other higher education associations submitted comments to the Department of Education on the new draft rule for “borrower defense to repayment,” which it has proposed as a substitute for the Obama-era regulation it blocked last year.
Law and the Courts

September 04, 2018

ACE Calls on Senate to Ask Kavanaugh About Race-conscious Admissions Policies

As the Senate Judiciary Committee began its consideration of Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, ACE President Ted Mitchell called on the committee to query the nominee about his views on the issue.
Law and the Courts

August 28, 2018

ACE, Higher Education Groups Submit Brief in Support of Restoring Net Neutrality Rules

ACE and 19 other higher education associations submitted a brief Aug. 27 to the Federal Communications Commission in a case that seeks to reverse the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality.
Institutional Capacity

August 13, 2018

Fellows Kick Off a Year of Work at Opening Retreat

In Richmond last week on the historic public research campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, the 2018-19 class of the ACE Fellows gathered for their Opening Retreat.
Student Mobility

August 07, 2018

ACE Calls for the Release of Princeton Graduate Student Xiyue Wang

Xiyue Wang was detained two years ago and unjustly imprisoned in Tehran while in Iran solely for the purpose of studying Farsi and doing scholarly research in connection with his dissertation on 19th and early 20th century Eurasian history
Student Mobility

August 07, 2018

Statement by ACE on the Second Anniversary of the Imprisonment of Xiyue Wang

Two years ago, Xiyue Wang, a Princeton University graduate student, was detained and unjustly imprisoned in Tehran while in Iran solely for the purpose of studying Farsi and doing scholarly research in connection with his dissertation.
Law and the Courts

July 30, 2018

ACE, Other Higher Education Groups Submit Brief Opposing Challenge to "Harvard Model" of Admissions

ACE and 36 other higher education groups have submitted an amicus brief opposing the challenge to the “Harvard model” of holistic admissions review and the use of race as one factor in reviewing applicants.

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Research Reports

Cover of 2018 Report, Leading the Way to Parity

Leading the Way to Parity: Preparation, Persistence, and the Role of Women Presidents

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Cover of 2018 Report, Bringing Accountability to Life

Bringing Accountability to Life: How Savvy Data Users Find the 'Actionable N' to Improve Equity and Sustainability in Higher Education

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Improving the Odds: An Empirical Look at the Factors That Influence Upward Transfer

Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses:
2017 Edition

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ACE2018 - ACE's 100th Annual Meeting

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Latest News

College Presidents Finding New Ways to Lead Amid Growing Challenges

ACE, Higher Education Groups Ask Education Department Not to Eliminate Gainful Employment Regulations

ACE Selects Six U.S. Institutions to Partner with Japan

How Far Can the ACE Fellows Program Take You?

Leadership & Advocacy News

HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

Fees for Student and Exchange Visitor Program Set to Increase

Spending Package for FY 2019 Includes Boosts for Pell Grants, NIH, Career and Technical Education

ACE, Higher Ed Groups: Proposed Borrower Defense Rules Would Make Submitting a Successful Claim “Functionally Impossible”

ACE Calls on Senate to Ask Kavanaugh About Race-conscious Admissions Policies

ACE, Higher Education Groups Submit Brief in Support of Restoring Net Neutrality Rules

Fellows Kick Off a Year of Work at Opening Retreat

ACE Calls for the Release of Princeton Graduate Student Xiyue Wang

Statement by ACE on the Second Anniversary of the Imprisonment of Xiyue Wang

ACE, Other Higher Education Groups Submit Brief Opposing Challenge to "Harvard Model" of Admissions

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