American Council on Education It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. ACE Celebrates the Class of 2021<img alt="Photo of 2021 Cal State East Bay graduate in cap and gown" src="/PublishingImages/Interior-Page-Heroes/grad-hero-cal-state-east-bay-7O7A0692.jpg?RenditionID=10" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /><div class="ExternalClass60C43ABA5FFD4665BA60B8D77DBE268C"><p>We congratulate you on your well-deserved success! We're proud of your accomplishments and wish you the very best.</p></div>Photo courtesy Cal State East Bay, ACE member since 1961Supporting Military Educationhttps://militaryguide.acenet.edu/, Learn More<img alt="Picture of a US Army brigrade paratrooping in Alaska" src="/PublishingImages/Interior-Page-Heroes/Paratroop_Drop_flipped.jpg?RenditionID=10" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /><div class="ExternalClass68143CF3CE5A4625A946F0E2A68B14E9"><p>The ACE Military Guide makes it easier for academic institutions to evaluate ACE credit recommendations, saving time and money for military-connected students.</p></div>Recovering From COVID-19https://admin.acenet.edu/Pages/COVID-19-Information.aspx, Read More<img alt="Picture of a new graduate in cap and gown taking a selfie" src="/PublishingImages/Interior-Page-Heroes/covid-grad-selfie-hero.jpg?RenditionID=10" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /><div class="ExternalClass25DAD1D5D491432F8DB84F69869B75C5"><p>As higher education works to establish a new sense of normalcy, ACE has curated a variety of resources to help campus leaders, students, and parents make informed decisions.</p></div> Online Event June 15, 20211:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET How can higher education better serve first-generation students? How can skills development be more accessible? Hear on June 15 at 1:00 p.m. (ET) how higher education and training can better address the needs of workers, employers, and communities. Read More Online Event June 15, 20211:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET Aligning Higher Education, Training, and Jobs for Inclusive Capitalism News June 14, 2021 ACE and nearly 50 other higher education organizations are advocating for Congress to expand federal investments in Fiscal Year 2022 to adequately support critical programs serving students, institutions, and researchers. Read More News June 14, 2021 Higher Education Community Asks Congress to Support Funding Levels Needed to Serve Students, Institutions Online Event June 24, 202112:30 PM to 1:45 PM ET Join the discussion with the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) at this complimentary webinar on our collective responsibility to create a more equitable and just learning environment for all Read More Online Event June 24, 202112:30 PM to 1:45 PM ET Inclusive Teaching for Equitable Learning News June 14, 2021 ACE and 42 other organizations have submitted comments on the Education Department's Title IX regulations, expressing concerns with the highly prescriptive, court-like processes including the mandate for a live hearing with direct cross-examination. Read More News June 14, 2021 Colleges and Universities Are Not Courts, Higher Education Groups Tell Education Department in Comments on Title IX News June 14, 2021 The Senate has passed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, a bipartisan effort to authorize funding for the National Science Foundation that also contains a range of provisions aimed at tightening security on research activities. Read More News June 14, 2021 Senate Passes Bill to Authorize Funding for Technology, Science and Research, Tighten Security on Research News June 7, 2021 CDC and ACHA have released new guidance on how higher ed can operate safely this fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, taking into consideration the substantial progress the US has made in the months since vaccinations were made available. Read More News June 7, 2021 CDC, ACHA Release Guidance on How Campuses Can Operate Safely This Fall Podcast June 3, 2021 Hosts Jon Fansmith and Mushtaq Gunja talk with Rep. John Sarbanes about the For the People Act, a comprehensive election reform bill that could have an impact on how colleges register voters, and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Read More Podcast June 3, 2021 Episode 44: Where Is Congress on Student Voter Access and Public Service Loan Forgiveness? News June 1, 2021 The Biden administration has released its full budget for fiscal year 2022, requesting large increases for scientific research but limited increases for student aid and other higher education programs. Read More News June 1, 2021 White House Releases Budget With Increased Funding for NIH, NSF News May 24, 2021 Only a few spots remain for the 19th cohort of the ACE Internationalization Laboratory, which will take place Aug. 2021 through May 2023. Read More News May 24, 2021 Don’t Miss Your Chance to Join the ACE Internationalization Lab Press Release May 21, 2021 The award was created to recognize institutions that have responded to higher education challenges in innovative and creative ways and achieved dramatic changes in a relatively brief period. It includes a $10,000 prize. Read More Press Release May 21, 2021 UC San Diego and Davenport University Receive ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation News May 21, 2021 Mental health of students remains the top concern for college and university leaders as they wrap up the spring 2021 term, according to the latest ACE Pulse Point survey. Read More News May 21, 2021 Final COVID-19 Pulse Point Survey of Higher Ed Leaders Shows How Institutions Are Adapting Press Release May 21, 2021 The award is bestowed annually to acknowledge the substantial role of mentors in the success of ACE Fellows Program participants. President Alger has mentored an ACE Fellow every year for the past six years. Read More Press Release May 21, 2021 James Madison University President Jonathan Alger Named Winner of ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award Press Release May 20, 2021 The award is named in honor of the late Reginald Wilson and is presented annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions and demonstrated sustained commitment to diversity in higher education. Read More Press Release May 20, 2021 ACE Honors The Ohio State University’s James L. Moore III With 2021 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award Podcast May 20, 2021 Philip Rogers, chancellor of East Carolina University, talks about how ECU has used federal pandemic relief to help students and the university at large, along with the surrounding community of Greenville. Read More Podcast May 20, 2021 Episode 43: COVID-19 Relief Dollars at Work: East Carolina University and the Greenville Community Press Release May 19, 2021 St. Nicholas Burrus, a business student and heart transplant recipient, and Edwin Duarte, a U.S. Army veteran and history major, are ACE's 2020 Students of the Year. Read More Press Release May 19, 2021 ACE Names St. Nicholas Burrus and Edwin Duarte Jr. 2020 Students of the Year Press Release May 18, 2021 Betty Turner Asher, Jean Dowdall, Jan Greenwood, Narcisa Polonio, and Shelly Weiss Storbeck have been selected as a group to receive the ACE Donna Shavlik Award. Read More Press Release May 18, 2021 Five Women in Field of Executive Search Have Been Selected Winners of the 2021 ACE Donna Shavlik Award Press Release May 17, 2021 Janet Napolitano, a nationally recognized higher education leader and distinguished public servant, was presented with ACE's Lifetime Achievement Award. Read More Press Release May 17, 2021 Former UC President Janet Napolitano Receives ACE Lifetime Achievement Award News May 17, 2021 A new ACE issue brief summarizes results from a series of surveys evaluating U.S. voters’ attitudes and perceptions regarding international students. Read More News May 17, 2021 Public Generally Supports International Students Despite Security and Competition Concerns, ACE Survey Finds News May 17, 2021 The survey tracks qualitative and quantitative data and will provide a longitudinal look at U.S. internationalization as the fifth iteration of the survey in 20 years. Read More News May 17, 2021 Make Sure Your Institution Is Counted in ACE’s 2021 Mapping Internationalization Survey News May 14, 2021 The Department of Education has announced more than $36 billion in emergency grants for nonprofit higher education institutions and students under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. Read More News May 14, 2021 Education Department Releases $36 Billion in COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funds Press Release May 10, 2021 ACE and Lumina Foundation have announced that Cherisse Jones-Branch, dean of the Graduate School at Arkansas State University and a member of the 2021-22 ACE Fellows Program cohort, is receiving a grant to help enable her participation in the program. Read More Press Release May 10, 2021 ACE and Lumina Foundation Honor ACE Fellow Cherisse Jones-Branch Podcast May 6, 2021 ACE Vice President and General Counsel Peter McDonough visits the podcast to talk about what college leaders should know about vaccine requirements and the legal issues associated with making campuses safe when students return in the fall. Read More Podcast May 6, 2021 Episode 42: A Safe Campus for All This Fall? What College Leaders Need to Know News May 3, 2021 The Biden administration has started to address issues around student visas for international students and scholars wishing to come to the United States this fall. Read More News May 3, 2021 Biden Administration Moves to Make It Easier for Most International Students to Come to the U.S. This Fall News May 3, 2021 President Biden has announced his long-awaited request for free community college as part of the American Families Plan, a proposal that represents a massive and potentially transformative investment in higher education. Read More News May 3, 2021 Free Community College Is Centerpiece of Biden Administration’s Latest Infrastructure Plan News May 3, 2021 The Learner Success Laboratory is designed as a transformational change management process that emphasizes agility, resilience, equity, and evidence, all of which will be essential during this period of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Read More News May 3, 2021 Spots are Filling up for Cohort Two of ACE’s Learner Success Lab Statement April 28, 2021 These are wide-ranging, bold proposals. They portend a revolution in the financing of higher education that would bolster opportunity and provide millions of low- and middle-income Americans the chance to pursue a higher education. Read More Statement April 28, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on American Families Plan Higher Education Proposals News April 26, 2021 Some parts of the bills would be beneficial to campuses and students—especially the funding for research and efforts on STEM—while other provisions would be problematic, expensive, and time-consuming in terms of process and reporting requirements. Read More News April 26, 2021 Bills Targeting China Could Impact Higher Education Research and Foreign Gift Reporting Member Spotlight April 26, 2021 It is estimated that of the 1.5 million people in prison, roughly 71,000 are enrolled in post-secondary education programs. Three ACE member institutions are making a difference providing incarcerated individuals with access to higher ed. Read More Member Spotlight April 26, 2021 Reaching Students Behind Bars: A Look at College Programs for Incarcerated Individuals Podcast April 22, 2021 The hosts are joined by Beth Akers, an economist and resident scholar at AEI, to discuss the debate over the cost of college and what policymakers, students, and parents should consider when it comes to investing in postsecondary education. Read More Podcast April 22, 2021 Episode 41: Is College a Risky Investment? An Economist Weighs In News April 19, 2021 ACE2021 plenaries included a conversation with John B. King Jr., the 10th Secretary of Education and currently president and CEO of The Education Trust; political analysts Kirsten Powers and Michael Steele; and Kimberlé Crenshaw. Read More News April 19, 2021 Access Now Available to ACE2021 Session Recordings Statement April 13, 2021 As the integrity of our electoral system is essential, we strongly oppose the efforts currently underway across the nation to suppress voting by qualified voters. We stand with all who seek to expand rather than restrict voting and civic participation. Read More Statement April 13, 2021 Statement on Voting Rights by Higher Education Organizations News April 12, 2021 Support for the mental health of students with marginalized identities, which is essential to ensuring equity and student success, will be the focus of a new series of workshops. Read More News April 12, 2021 New Workshop Series to Focus on Equity in Student Mental Health Podcast April 8, 2021 An ACE Task Force of higher education leaders released a report last month offering recommendations on reimagining policies on transfer of credit. Task Force members Anne Holton and Anne Kress visit the podcast to talk about their work. Read More Podcast April 8, 2021 Episode 40: (College) Credit Where Credit is Due News April 5, 2021 The brief looks at issues such as whether institutions can require students to be vaccinated with one of the three COVID-19 vaccines so far approved in the United States, and some of the questions involved in making the decision to do so. Read More News April 5, 2021 ACE Issue Brief Suggests Framework for Campus Vaccination Requirement Questions News April 1, 2021 ACE has launched a modernized Military Guide that will help military-connected students easily find college credit for their military education and training. Read More News April 1, 2021 Modernized ACE Military Guide Expands College Credit Opportunities for Military Learners News March 29, 2021 ACE2021 concluded March 24 after three successful days of speakers, discussions, and activities on a wide range of higher education topics, as well as roundtables and social events that allowed attendees to network with colleagues. Read More News March 29, 2021 That’s a Wrap on ACE’s 2021 Online Annual Meeting News March 29, 2021 ACE has joined a broad coalition of nearly 1,200 organizations, including almost 900 colleges and universities, in urging Congress to double the maximum Pell Grant. Read More News March 29, 2021 Colleges and Universities, Higher Ed Groups Call on Congress to Double the Maximum Pell Grant News March 29, 2021 A series of April webinars, presented in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, will examine the future of international exchanges with regards to scholars programs like Fulbright, student programs, and professional exchanges. Read More News March 29, 2021 Prepare for Post-COVID-19 International Exchanges With Three ACE Webinars Member Spotlight March 29, 2021 NMHU received a grant from the CARES Act Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund in November to help students and institutions make the transition to online learning that began one year ago and promises to continue in the post-pandemic world. Read More Member Spotlight March 29, 2021 New Mexico Highlands Uses Federal Relief Funds to Start Microcredential Program for Post-Traditional Students Statement March 25, 2021 Doubling the maximum Pell Grant is something Congress can agree to on a bipartisan basis as a fast and effective way to bolster opportunity for millions of students. Read More Statement March 25, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell: ACE Joins In Call to Congress to Double the Pell Grant Podcast March 25, 2021 Jon and Sarah are joined for a special crossover episode by Jill Creighton to talk about how COVID-19 has affected student life, the impact Title IX regulations are having on campuses and the future of those regulations, and other issues. Read More Podcast March 25, 2021 Episode 39: A Conversation With NASPA’s SA: Voices From the Field Podcast Press Release March 22, 2021 The report comes at a time when college students are becoming more mobile, moving in and out as well as through multiple colleges and universities and other learning environments, such as military service or the workforce. Read More Press Release March 22, 2021 ACE Task Force Releases Report, Recommendations on Transfer of Credit Practices News March 22, 2021 The report, and additional forthcoming papers from the study, offers details on a new way of approaching leadership: the Shared Equity Leadership (SEL) model. Read More News March 22, 2021 Equity Leadership Is Everyone’s Work, New ACE Paper Suggests News March 22, 2021 Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona made his inaugural appearance before a higher education audience Monday at ACE’s 2021 Annual Meeting, being held all-online this year. Read More News March 22, 2021 Conversation With Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Opens ACE2021 News March 22, 2021 The House of Representatives passed the latest version of the Dream Act, an effort to grant millions of young undocumented immigrants—many of whom are college students—legal status and place them on a pathway to citizenship. Read More News March 22, 2021 House Passes the American Dream and Promise Act Statement March 18, 2021 We applaud the House for approving the American Dream and Promise Act, which would enact long-needed permanent protections for Dreamers, those bright and talented individuals brought to this country as children. Read More Statement March 18, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on House Passage of the American Dream and Promise Act Letters & Comments March 15, 2021 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for including support for postsecondary students and institutions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319). Download Letters & Comments March 15, 2021 Letter of Appreciation to Congressional Leaders for Passing the American Rescue Plan News March 15, 2021 ACE has released an updated version of the paper "Understanding College and University Endowments,” which discusses how these funds support an institution's educational mission and answers frequently asked questions about how they work. Read More News March 15, 2021 Understanding How College and University Endowments Work to Support Students, Institutions News March 15, 2021 In his first higher education community appearance, Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona will be the featured speaker during the first day of ACE2021, ACE’s online annual meeting. Read More News March 15, 2021 Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona to Address ACE2021 News March 15, 2021 ACE is offering a cluster of free special events focused on global innovations in international higher education March 22-24 as companion sessions to ACE2021. Read More News March 15, 2021 Attend Free Events on Virtual Exchange/COIL Alongside ACE’s Annual Meeting Podcast March 12, 2021 Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, visits the podcast to talk about the financial aid policies and programs that might be proposed by Congress in the coming months. Read More Podcast March 12, 2021 Episode 38: What's Next for Federal Student Aid? Bill Summary March 11, 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provides almost $40 billion in relief funding for higher education institutions. ACE has prepared a simulation of how the Education Department could distribute this money. Read More Bill Summary March 11, 2021 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Simulated Distribution of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds Statement March 10, 2021 The COVID-19 relief measure approved by Congress today and headed for President Biden’s signature is a win for students and higher education institutions hit hard by the pandemic. Read More Statement March 10, 2021 Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Final Congressional Passage of COVID-19 Relief Legislation ACE Learning Evaluation 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. 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