American Council on Education It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. News August 22, 2019 ACE President Ted Mitchell applauded the announcement, and urged administration to address other loan cancellation problems. Read More News August 22, 2019 Trump Administration Announces Easier Path to Student Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Veterans News August 20, 2019 ACE’s ever-popular Internationalization Laboratory reached new heights earlier this month with the convening of the 17th cohort and the addition of several new Lab advisors. Read More News August 20, 2019 Largest Cohort of ACE’s Internationalization Lab Yet Begins Work News August 15, 2019 The 2019-20 class of ACE Fellows engaged in an immersive week-long retreat earlier this month in Hartford, Connecticut to jumpstart their year of leadership development. Read More News August 15, 2019 ACE Fellows Explore What It Takes to Lead at Opening Retreat News August 12, 2019 The Trump administration has finalized its plan to overhaul how the government evaluates whether an individual from another country, either already in the United States or seeking to come here, is “not likely to be a public charge.” Read More News August 12, 2019 Trump Administration Releases Final Public Charge Rule Annual Meeting August 12, 2019 Applications and nominations are now open for three awards to be presented at ACE2020, ACE’s 102nd Annual Meeting, March 14-16, in San Diego, California. Read More Annual Meeting August 12, 2019 Nominate or Apply for an ACE Leadership Award News August 9, 2019 Federal financial aid dollars are once again available to tens of thousands of California students enrolled in online programs at nonprofit out-of-state colleges and universities. Read More News August 9, 2019 Federal Aid Freed for Online California Students Enrolled at Out-of-State Institutions News August 2, 2019 ACE and other higher education groups wrote to Congress in support of the College Student Hunger Act of 2019, an effort to remove barriers preventing low-income students from accessing benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Read More News August 2, 2019 Higher Education Community Urges Support for Campus Hunger Bill News July 31, 2019 Efforts to deal with sexual harassment in science have continued over the summer, with the House approving a bill to address the problem and NASA moving on rule changes similar to those implemented by NSF last year. Read More News July 31, 2019 Efforts to Curb Sexual Harassment in Science Move Forward News July 8, 2019 ACE President Ted Mitchell has urged the Alaska State Legislature to override the governor’s budget veto and change course on the proposed draconian cut to the state’s public higher education system. Read More News July 8, 2019 ACE Calls on Alaska Legislature to Override Higher Education Cuts Statement June 28, 2019 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on June 28 issued the final repeal of regulations crafted by the Obama administration to hold low-quality career education programs accountable. Read More Statement June 28, 2019 Statement of ACE Senior Vice President Terry W. Hartle on Repeal of Gainful Employment Regulations Newsletter June 26, 2019 Students, researchers, policy makers, and higher education leaders came together in Washington, DC, recently to discuss how institutions can be better engines of upward mobility for students left behind in the higher education system. Read More Newsletter June 26, 2019 Helping Students Succeed: Event Explores Ways to Close Higher Ed Equity Gaps Statement April 1, 2019 ACE and the rest of the higher education community are fortunate to have someone of Barbara Mistick’s experience and expertise at the public policy advocacy table, and I look forward to working with her. Read More Statement April 1, 2019 Statement by Ted Mitchell on Barbara K. Mistick Being Named President of NAICU News March 11, 2019 Harper, provost professor of business and education and executive director of the Race and Equity Center at the University of Southern California, was presented with the award at ACE2019 in Philadelphia. Read More News March 11, 2019 ACE Honors Shaun R. Harper With 2019 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award Blog Post March 6, 2019 Cuyahoga Community College, also known as Tri-C, is increasing workers’ access to skills training throughout Northeast Ohio’s manufacturing sector by bringing a mobile classroom directly to the workplace. Read More Blog Post March 6, 2019 Cuyahoga Community College Brings Class on Wheels to Working Professionals News February 27, 2019 Sophia Norcott, a communications major and media manager from Vancouver, Washington, and Brendyn Melugin, an Army veteran and psychology student from Cincinnati, Ohio, are ACE's 2018 Students of the Year. Read More News February 27, 2019 ACE Names Sophia Norcott and Brendyn Melugin 2018 Students of the Year Amicus Brief Read More Amicus Brief Amicus Brief: Sweda v. 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