Education

The Blockchain Innovation Challenge is one of the ways that ACE is working to expand on the use of technology to close communications gaps and empower workers to share their knowledge and skills with employers in the post-COVID economy.

Philip Dubois, winner of the 2020 ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award, delivered an insightful webinar on impactful leadership lessons in crisis management.

ACE is seeking subject matter experts and agile leaders to contribute to a microcredential program aimed at helping senior college and university leaders become more adaptable and innovative to meet the needs of students in a rapidly changing environment.

Save the date for “Towards Greater Inclusion and Success: A New Compact for International Students,” taking place virtually Feb. 12, 2021.

ACE has announced it will add apprenticeships to its already significant learning evaluations portfolio and will work to improve postsecondary and workforce connections for these programs.

ACE sent a letter on behalf of 54 other higher education associations to the White House asking President Trump to withdraw his recent executive order titled “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping."

The results of ACE’s latest Pulse Point survey of college and university presidents show that leaders are prioritizing physical health and safety on campus, but the pandemic has drastically impacted on institutional finances.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit alleging that Yale University is not following the dictates of the U.S. Supreme Court in carrying out its race-conscious admissions policy.

It is profoundly disturbing that the Department of Justice has launched such an unprecedented judicial attack on one of the nation’s great universities—and by extension all of American higher education.

The Microcredential in Startup Thinking for Campus Administrators will be a one-of-a-kind program offered via ACE Engage®, the Council’s peer-to-peer professional learning platform.

ACE and 55 other higher education associations have written to Secretary Betsy DeVos to protest the Education Department's investigation of Princeton University for recognizing that racism remains a significant problem in U.S. higher education.

We look forward to working with Congress to move this process forward towards an outcome that fully addresses the critical needs of students and institutions.

ACUE has announced a new webinar series to help faculty work towards creating more inclusive online learning environments.

On Sept. 29 and Oct. 7, ACE Engage® webinars will share recommendations and key resources for how campus leaders can help students participate in the democratic process this fall and exercise the right to vote.

The Department of Homeland Security has published a proposed rule that would create a fixed amount of time of authorized stay for students on F and J visas and members of the international media on I visas.

The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department have released the final rules implementing the so-called endowment tax on colleges and universities approved as part of the 2017 tax reform bill.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are resuming negotiations on a new COVID-19 economic relief package. ACE and 45 other higher education associations are asking for at least $120 billion in the new measure.

ACE is celebrating several awards announced throughout the year by showcasing the winners’ accomplishments through video interviews, social media highlights, and more as part of ACE Awards Week.

The Department of Education has released its final rule implementing President Trump’s executive order linking federal research and education grants to campus free speech for public institutions.

Philip L. Dubois, retired chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), is the winner of the ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award.

Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), is the recipient of the 2020 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award.

ACE announced today that Amarillo College and Dominican University of California are the recipients of the 2020 ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation.

With the 2020 election on the horizon, student voting and political campaign activities on campus will be different this year—perhaps significantly.

Applications are open for the 2021-22 class of the nation’s premier higher education leadership development program.

Ten universities from both the United States and abroad are participating in the 2020-2022 Cohort of the ACE Internationalization Laboratory, which provides customized guidance and insight to achieve internationalization goals.

Colleges and universities have until Oct. 20 to apply for funding from the CARES Act-funded Institutional Resilience and Expanded Postsecondary Opportunity program.

Attend a webinar that will mark the beginning of an ACE Engage® Research and Practice Series comprising live webinars and recorded interviews focusing on current research regarding the experiences of international students across the globe.

ACE and three other major higher education associations sent a letter to the Bureau of Consular Affairs and U.S. Customs and Border Protection asking for clarification that international students can safely travel to begin school this fall.

The Blockchain Innovation Challenge will fund teams that create solutions to help underserved learners share their skills with employers.

ACE has partnered with Rick Staisloff, founder and senior partner at rpk GROUP to deliver a Strategic Finance Learning Studio experience through ACE Engage®.