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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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Senate Committee Hears Testimony on Campus Sexual Assault

A Senate committee heard testimony April 2 on addressing sexual assault at colleges and universities, as the Trump administration continues working on its own effort to amend related regulations.

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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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Serve the Changing Needs of All Students, Demonstrate Higher Education's Value

Campus leaders to discuss how to communicate the long-term benefits of higher education to individuals and our wider society at the ACE West Summer Summit, June 6-7 in Portland, Oregon. Partial scholarships are available.

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April 19, 2019

HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

ACE’s Lorelle Espinosa tells The Atlantic that cost and debt are factors in why no Black students earned doctoral degrees in some STEM-related fields in 2017, and that demystifying graduate school and doctoral programs can help break the cycle . . ....
Student Mobility

April 15, 2019

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act Introduced in Senate

ACE is among the organizations supporting the newly introduced Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act, which creates a competitive grant program for higher education institutions to expand study abroad opportunities for American college...
Higher Education Act

April 11, 2019

Congressional Hearings Look at Accountability, Priorities for Higher Ed

The Senate HELP Committee held the latest in a series of panels on issues that will be addressed in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, while Education Secretary DeVos visited the House Committee on Education and Labor to discuss her...
Immigration

April 08, 2019

ACE, Higher Education Groups Support Senate Dream Act

ACE and 33 other higher education associations sent a letter to Senate leaders in support of the Dream Act of 2019, legislation introduced last week that would create a path to citizenship for Dreamers.
Institutional Capacity

March 27, 2019

ACE Names 39 Emerging Higher Education Leaders to ACE Fellows Program

ACE has selected 39 emerging college and university leaders for the 2019-20 class of the ACE Fellows Program, the longest-running leadership development program in the United States. The new class will begin work this fall.
Immigration

March 27, 2019

Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Dreamers

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) reintroduced legislation Tuesday to create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, an effort lawmakers have attempted for nearly two...
Immigration

March 26, 2019

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Senate Dream Act of 2019

ACE President Ted Mitchell applauds Sens. Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin for introducing the bipartisan Dream Act of 2019.
Inclusion and Freedom of Expression

March 22, 2019

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Campus Free Speech

President Trump signed an Executive Order on campus free speech that links federal research funding to institutions agreeing to promote free inquiry. ACE President Ted Mitchell called the order "unnecessary and unwelcome.
Inclusion and Freedom of Expression

March 21, 2019

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on President Trump’s Executive Order on Free Speech

The statement calls the order "unwanted and unwelcome, a solution in search of a problem," and affirms that academic freedom and free speech are essential to the work of colleges and universities.
Immigration

March 20, 2019

ACE, Other Higher Ed Organizations Urge Congress to Pass Dream and Promise Act

Lawmakers in the House should swiftly pass a newly introduced bill protecting Dreamers, states a letter sent to House leaders by ACE and 37 other higher education associations.

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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

New Online Tool Illustrates Benefits of Investing in Student Mental Health

Senate Committee Hears Testimony on Campus Sexual Assault

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

Serve the Changing Needs of All Students, Demonstrate Higher Education's Value

Leadership & Advocacy News

HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act Introduced in Senate

Congressional Hearings Look at Accountability, Priorities for Higher Ed

ACE, Higher Education Groups Support Senate Dream Act

ACE Names 39 Emerging Higher Education Leaders to ACE Fellows Program

Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Dreamers

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Senate Dream Act of 2019

President Trump Issues Executive Order on Campus Free Speech

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on President Trump’s Executive Order on Free Speech

ACE, Other Higher Ed Organizations Urge Congress to Pass Dream and Promise Act

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