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Join a wide range of higher education institutions, associations, and partners—become a member today!</p></div>Georgia State University, ACE member since 1963 Workshop September 8, 15, 22, and 28, noon–2:00 p.m. ET Develop a human-centered approach to design experiences using a discovery process to better understand key campus stakeholders, build a map of their experiences, and identify opportunities for innovation and improvement. Read More Workshop September 8, 15, 22, and 28, noon–2:00 p.m. ET Using Human-Centered Design to Optimize Student, Staff, and Faculty Experiences News August 9, 2022 A group of college presidents met with Vice President Kamala Harris Aug. 8 at the White House to discuss the consequences for colleges and students of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Read More News August 9, 2022 College Leaders Express Concern About the Impact of Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Abortion Rights Workshop August 17 and August 24, 2022, noon–2:00 p.m. ET Join us online for this workshop that will equip leaders with the knowledge and tools to make decisions supporting the mental health and success of students of color. Space is limited, so register today. Sponsored by The Steve Fund. Read More Workshop August 17 and August 24, 2022, noon–2:00 p.m. ET Supporting the Mental Health of Students of Color Throughout Life Transitions News August 15, 2022 ACE and 23 other higher ed groups submitted comments to the Education Department on draft rules to enhance protections for defrauded borrowers, improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make other revisions to student loan discharge regulations. Read More News August 15, 2022 ACE, Associations Offer Recommendations for Final Student Loan Forgiveness Regulations News August 15, 2022 Congress has passed the Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022 (S. 4458), an important piece of legislation that means veterans can continue to enroll in quality higher education programs of their choosing. Read More News August 15, 2022 Congress Approves Veterans Legislation Clarifying 85-15 Exemption News August 10, 2022 President Biden yesterday signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act, a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing and increase funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other research agencies. Read More News August 10, 2022 President Signs CHIPS and Science Act, Investing Billions in Research Member Spotlight August 4, 2022 Lehigh announced its partnership with Posse in 2017, linking it to an initiative to make the university more affordable for and inclusive of lower-income students. The first cohort, also known as Posse One Lehigh, arrived on campus in fall 2018. Read More Member Spotlight August 4, 2022 Lehigh University’s Inaugural “Posse” of Students Graduates News August 1, 2022 The associations are calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to reject calls for a so-called “race-neutral” regime made in lawsuits filed by the activist group Students for Fair Admissions challenging the admissions processes of Harvard and UNC. Read More News August 1, 2022 ACE Leads Nearly 40 Associations Urging the Supreme Court to Reaffirm the Legality and Value of Race-Conscious Admissions Statement August 1, 2022 The outcome of these cases will have a profound and direct impact on our nation’s colleges and universities, their students, and, ultimately, this country’s global competitiveness. Read More Statement August 1, 2022 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Importance of Supreme Court Continuing to Recognize the Legality and Value of Race-Conscious Admissions Policies News July 29, 2022 Colleges and universities that want recognition for their efforts at institutionalizing community engagement or on the development and understanding of leadership as a public good can apply now to be included in the next Carnegie Elective Classifications. Read More News July 29, 2022 Applications Open for Two Carnegie Elective Classifications: Community Engagement and Leadership for Public Purpose Podcast July 28, 2022 Mamie Voight, president and CEO of the Institution for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), joins the podcast and talks with Jon Fansmith and Sarah Spreitzer about IHEP’s work. Read More Podcast July 28, 2022 How Colleges Can Avoid the Dreaded Data Dump Trends & Data July 26, 2022 While overall enrollment in postsecondary education has been declining over the last decade, the pandemic appears to have exacerbated this trend, especially at community colleges and among non-traditional students. Read More Trends & Data July 26, 2022 College Enrollment During the Pandemic News July 25, 2022 ACE recently launched a series of learning circles, a unique program in which senior higher education leaders gather weekly for six weeks to engage in social learning on a critical topic. Read More News July 25, 2022 ACE Launches Series of Learning Circles, In Planning Stages for More this Fall News July 20, 2022 The House has passed two bills that seek to address the growing mental health crisis on college campuses: the Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act and the Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act. Read More News July 20, 2022 House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Address Student Mental Health News July 18, 2022 The event was part of ACE’s ongoing Women’s Leadership Speaker series and featured Gayle Hutchinson, Linda A. Livingstone, Fayneese S. Miller, and moderator Luoluo Hong. Read More News July 18, 2022 ACE Convenes Women Leaders to Speak About Past, Present, and Future of Title IX News July 15, 2022 The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs heard testimony June 13 on a range of pending legislation to help veterans, primarily bills to fine-tune and address unintended consequences of laws already on the books. Read More News July 15, 2022 Senate VA Committee Holds Hearing on Bills to Fine-Tune Laws that Support Veterans Podcast July 14, 2022 ACE's Anne Meehan and Peter McDonough talk about what the newly proposed Title IX regulations mean for college campuses and the effort to address and prevent sex-based discrimination. Read More Podcast July 14, 2022 New Proposed Title IX Regulations are Here. Now What? Member Spotlight July 7, 2022 After completing ACE’s Learner Success Lab (LSL) program in June, participants are sharing how its comprehensive change management process has benefited their institutions and student populations. Read More Member Spotlight July 7, 2022 ACE Learner Success Lab Participants Highlight Program’s Successes News July 7, 2022 As the Department of Education considers changes to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) survey, ACE and three other higher education associations submitted comments raising concerns. Read More News July 7, 2022 ACE, Other Associations Comment on Proposed Changes to IPEDS News July 5, 2022 The House Appropriations Committee voted 32-24 June 30 to approve the FY 2023 spending bill for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Read More News July 5, 2022 House Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill Increases Pell Grant by $500, Allows Dreamers to Access Federal Student Aid Podcast June 30, 2022 Colin Diver visits the podcast to talk about how U.S. News & World Report and other rankings force colleges into standardized hierarchies and threaten the institutional diversity and social mobility that is the hallmark of American higher education. Read More Podcast June 30, 2022 Breaking the Grip of the College Rankings Game News June 27, 2022 The Department of Education has issued a proposed rule revising the Trump-era Title IX regulations, another major overhaul to how colleges must respond to sexual assault and harassment. Read More News June 27, 2022 Education Department Proposes New Title IX Regulations on Campus Sexual Assault, Expands Protections for LGBTQ+ Students News June 27, 2022 ACE is proud to announce that Freeman A. Hrabowski III, the longtime University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) president and innovative national higher education leader, will serve as an ACE Centennial Fellow. Read More News June 27, 2022 National Higher Education Leader Freeman Hrabowski Named ACE Centennial Fellow Statement June 23, 2022 We celebrate all that Title IX has accomplished over the past five decades, while also recognizing the continuing challenges and utmost importance of fully realizing the goals of this landmark legislation. Read More Statement June 23, 2022 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX News June 23, 2022 The new number—akin to 911—will be operated through the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network of over 200 locally run and funded crisis centers across the country. Read More News June 23, 2022 Federal 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Launches July 16 Press Release June 23, 2022 ACE has received a grant from Walmart to help millions of working adults gain access to postsecondary education and more economic opportunities through the expansion of digital platforms and exchanges Read More Press Release June 23, 2022 ACE Works to Expand Acceptance of Digital Records and Credentials with Community College Systems with Support from Walmart Trends & Data June 22, 2022 Though postsecondary education has a long way to go before achieving true racial equity, students of color are succeeding in college like never before. Read More Trends & Data June 22, 2022 Students of Color and Degree Attainment News June 17, 2022 The deadline for institutions to apply for Hillel International’s 2022-23 Campus Climate Initiative (CCI) Cohort is July 18. Read More News June 17, 2022 Registration Open for Hillel Campus Climate Initiative Cohort News June 17, 2022 Participants will have an opportunity to address and reflect on the complex roles of women leaders, broaden their understanding of the scope of leadership responsibility, and collaborate on mentee and mentor goals and expectations. Read More News June 17, 2022 ACE Launches New Mentoring Program for Women Leaders in Higher Ed Podcast June 16, 2022 How will issues like student loan forgiveness, immigration, and on the state level—academic freedom and critical race theory play out as November approaches? Read More Podcast June 16, 2022 Midterm Elections Loom Over Higher Ed News June 13, 2022 June 15 marks 10 years since President Barack Obama announced an executive memorandum creating DACA, an initiative that has provided some protection and work authorization for over 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. Read More News June 13, 2022 DACA Is Now 10 Years Old. What Does the Future Hold? News June 8, 2022 ACE and 12 other higher education associations have submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the case Johnson v. the NCAA regarding whether NCAA Division I student-athletes should be considered employees. Read More News June 8, 2022 ACE, Other Higher Ed Groups Call on Courts to Define Student-Athletes as Students, Not Employees Podcast June 2, 2022 With the midterm elections looming, what are voters thinking about the value of college? Kristen Soltis Anderson joins the podcast to talk about the American public's perception of higher education. Read More Podcast June 2, 2022 Do Americans Value Higher Education? News May 31, 2022 Watch the May 25 ACE-Department of Education webinar to learn more about how federal relief dollars can help colleges and universities expand mental health resources for their students. Read More News May 31, 2022 Webinar Helps Colleges Learn More About Using Federal Relief Dollars to Support Student Mental Health News May 26, 2022 With data collection underway for the 2022 American College President Survey, presidents of all types of institutions are encouraged to participate before the June 30th deadline. Read More News May 26, 2022 Survey Now Open for Next Edition of American College President Study News May 26, 2022 Apply now for the 2022 LSL! The inaugural cohort of ACE’s Learner Success Lab (LSL), which launched in 2020, overcame unforeseen and myriad pandemic-related challenges to successfully complete LSL’s comprehensive change management process. Read More News May 26, 2022 Seats Still Available for 2022 Learner Success Lab Podcast May 19, 2022 Almost everyone has an opinion about student loan forgiveness. But it's often more complicated than many think. Jon Fansmith and Terry Hartle look at what might happen in the coming months. Read More Podcast May 19, 2022 The Policy and Politics of Student Loan Forgiveness Trends & Data May 18, 2022 Undergraduate student borrowing patterns are similar across sectors, an indicator that higher education is trying to minimize undergraduate debt. Graduate student borrowing data, however, offer a note of caution. Read More Trends & Data May 18, 2022 Who Is Borrowing for College? Podcast May 5, 2022 Community colleges saw steep declines in enrollment during the pandemic. Grand Rapids Community College Pres. Bill Pink shares how he used federal and state dollars to invest in helping students continue their college journey. Read More Podcast May 5, 2022 Federal Dollars, Creative Leaders Help Two-Year Colleges Post-COVID News May 2, 2022 Nearly 50 attendees explored how to meet the urgent need for agile leadership at the hybrid summit held April 22 on the Gallaudet University campus in Washington DC. Read More News May 2, 2022 Leaders Explore Innovative Methods at Agile Administrators Summit News April 25, 2022 Members of the Student Aid Alliance sent a letter April 19 to House and Senate education appropriators, asking them to continue their commitment of “strong bipartisan support for federal student aid” as the FY 2023 appropriations process begins. Read More News April 25, 2022 Student Aid Alliance Urges Congress to Continue Supporting Student Aid Programs, Double Pell Grants Podcast April 21, 2022 Congress comes back to DC next week to a full agenda and an attention span increasingly absorbed by the midterm elections. What’s in store for higher education? Read More Podcast April 21, 2022 The Higher Ed Agenda as Congress Returns From Spring Break News April 15, 2022 Presidents and other campus leaders from more than 40 institutions came away from a two-day summit in New York City April 11-12 equipped with tools for combating campus antisemitism. Read More News April 15, 2022 ACE, AJC, Hillel, Collaborate on Summit to Combat Campus Antisemitism News April 11, 2022 High schools, higher education institutions, and communities nationwide are preparing for College Signing Day, a series of events throughout May celebrating all students committed to pursuing an education past high school. Read More News April 11, 2022 Colleges, High Schools Gear Up for College Signing Day Member Spotlight April 11, 2022 ACE members University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Milwaukee Area Technical College have teamed up to close equity gaps and increase degree attainment in Wisconsin with their program, M³. Read More Member Spotlight April 11, 2022 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Milwaukee Area Technical College Team Up To Amplify Student Success Press Release April 11, 2022 ACE, in partnership with The US-UK Fulbright Commission, is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural Global Challenges Teaching Awards (GCTA), part of a program aimed at increasing access to global learning for students across the Atlantic . Read More Press Release April 11, 2022 ACE, US-UK Fulbright Commission Announce Global Challenges Teaching Award Winners Podcast April 7, 2022 Guest host Stephanie Giesecke from NAICU joins the podcast to talk about the Biden budget for the upcoming fiscal year and the prospects for increasing funding for Pell Grants. Read More Podcast April 7, 2022 dotEDU Brief: Student Loan Repayment on Pause (Again); Is Double Pell in the Cards? News March 30, 2022 The Biden administration has released its budget blueprint for FY 2023, proposing a substantial increase for Pell Grants and more funding for historically under-resourced higher education institutions. Read More News March 30, 2022 President’s Budget for FY 2023 Seeks to Double Pell Grants, but in a Multi-Year Process Statement March 28, 2022 We commend President Biden for his FY 2023 budget proposals to increase the maximum Pell Grant by $2,175 and expand existing institutional aid grants to HBCUs, TCUs, HSIs, and other minority-serving institutions. Read More Statement March 28, 2022 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on President Biden’s Proposed FY 2023 Budget News March 28, 2022 The 2021-23 ACE Learner Success Laboratory (LSL) cohort gathered March 18 to learn about data collection best practices, check in on their lab progress, and network with peers for the second milestone meeting of their lab journey. Read More News March 28, 2022 Second Learner Success Lab Cohort Reaches a New Milestone Podcast March 25, 2022 ACE Senior Vice President Terry Hartle joins host Sarah Spreitzer to discuss Congress’s last-minute push to pass the FY 2022 omnibus spending package and what it means for higher education ED's final negotiated rulemaking session. Read More Podcast March 25, 2022 Congress Springs Forward and Passes Spending Bill; New Regulations Coming News March 21, 2022 After a virtual kick-off meeting last fall, dozens of representatives of the 2021-23 ACE Internationalization Lab cohort gathered in Washington, DC, and online last week with ACE staff and lab advisors. Read More News March 21, 2022 Hybrid Meeting of ACE Internationalization Lab Cohort 19 Sparks Conversation Podcast March 17, 2022 Linda Livingstone joins the podcast to break down how the NCAA is working to change with the times, its recent shift on issues such as name, image and likeness, and how the recently adopted NCAA constitution will affect student-athletes moving forward. Read More Podcast March 17, 2022 Baylor President on the Changing World of College Athletics ACE Learning Evaluations ACE Description We help people achieve their college and career goals by validating learning and skills developed outside the classroom and helping students apply what they know toward a degree or other opportunity. CREDIT EvaluationsExplore ways to gain college credit for workplace learning and alternative educational experiences. Learn more The ACE National GuideMilitary EvaluationsPut your military training and experience to use to further your educational and career goals. 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