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ACE, Associations Reiterate Request for Clarification of Foreign Gift Reporting Requirements

ACE and other higher education associations have for the third time in seven months sent a letter asking the Department of Education to clarify the reporting requirements for foreign gifts.

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Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Supreme Court Decision to Take Up DACA

The Supreme Court will hear three cases on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy this fall. However, there remains an urgent need for Congress to pass a long-term legislative solution for Dreamers.

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Helping Students Succeed: Event Explores Ways to Close Higher Ed Equity Gaps

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.

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Be the Change You Want to See in Higher Ed—Apply to the ACE Fellows Program

Applications are open for the 2020-21 class of the nation’s premier higher education leadership development program.

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July 22, 2019

HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

A New York Times op-ed explores what it would take to make college “free” for students… The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors says it’s interested in exploring non-traditional chancellors for posts at several of the system’s...
Higher Education Act

July 18, 2019

ACE, Higher Education Groups Ask Lawmakers to Prioritize Graduate Education

ACE joined a coalition of more than 30 higher education groups in a letter to congressional leaders June 15, urging them to make graduate students a priority in the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
Student Mobility

July 17, 2019

ACE, Associations Call for “Sensible Steps” to Improve the Student Visa Process

ACE asks the Trump administration to improve the visa processing times for the nation's more than 1 million international students in the United States.
Budget and Appropriations

July 15, 2019

House Defense Bill Includes Provisions on Academic Espionage, For-Profit Oversight

The House of Representatives approved a $733 billion defense policy bill on Friday that includes provisions targeted at stemming perceived academic espionage at U.S. research universities.
Budget and Appropriations

July 08, 2019

ACE Calls on Alaska Legislature to Override Higher Education Cuts

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.
Tax Policy

July 03, 2019

Treasury Department Releases Endowment Tax Draft Rules

The Treasury Department has released proposed rules for the tax on the endowments of private colleges and universities included in the 2017 tax overhaul, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Higher Education Act

July 01, 2019

Department of Education Repeals Gainful Employment Regulations

The Education Department has rescinded the Obama-era gainful employment regulations, which penalized some programs that graduated students with too much debt. ACE and other groups advocated against repeal.
Immigration

July 01, 2019

Supreme Court to Review DACA Policy Protecting Young Undocumented Immigrants

The Supreme Court will review the Trump administration's decision to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy in its October term.
Higher Education Act

June 28, 2019

Statement of ACE Senior Vice President Terry W. Hartle on Repeal of Gainful Employment Regulations

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.
Institutional Capacity

June 24, 2019

New Fellows Class Sets the Scene for Leadership Growth

The 2019-20 class of the ACE Fellows Program kicked off their leadership development experience with an orientation June 14-15 at ACE’s offices in Washington, DC.

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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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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

ACE, Associations Reiterate Request for Clarification of Foreign Gift Reporting Requirements

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Supreme Court Decision to Take Up DACA

Helping Students Succeed: Event Explores Ways to Close Higher Ed Equity Gaps

Be the Change You Want to See in Higher Ed—Apply to the ACE Fellows Program

Leadership & Advocacy News

HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

ACE, Higher Education Groups Ask Lawmakers to Prioritize Graduate Education

ACE, Associations Call for “Sensible Steps” to Improve the Student Visa Process

House Defense Bill Includes Provisions on Academic Espionage, For-Profit Oversight

ACE Calls on Alaska Legislature to Override Higher Education Cuts

Treasury Department Releases Endowment Tax Draft Rules

Department of Education Repeals Gainful Employment Regulations

Supreme Court to Review DACA Policy Protecting Young Undocumented Immigrants

Statement of ACE Senior Vice President Terry W. Hartle on Repeal of Gainful Employment Regulations

New Fellows Class Sets the Scene for Leadership Growth

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