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Tag: ACE
Opinion
Making Equity Everyone’s Work
From effectively educating students online, to sponsoring research to help cure and prevent COVID, to confronting racism and anti-Blackness, to countering the effects of misinformation and conspiratorial thinking, colleges and universities must lead the way in finding solutions for the most pressing problems of our day.
March 31, 2021
International
How Can Universities Better Support International Students?
The American Council on Education (ACE) released a new report on Friday, titled “Toward Greater Inclusion and Success: A New Compact for International Students.” It details ways universities can not only recruit international students but retain and support them.
February 12, 2021
COVID-19
Higher Ed Groups Reiterate Request to Senate for $46 Billion More to Colleges
The American Council on Education (ACE), alongside dozens of other higher education groups, has reiterated its April 9 request to the Senate to allocate $46.6 billion more for higher education to further address problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “During the second half of the current school year, our institutions lost billions of dollars beyond […]
June 1, 2020
COVID-19
Survey: More Than Half of Universities Plan to Reopen in the Fall
More than half of university presidents are “very likely” to allow in-person classes for at least some period of time this fall, says a recently released American Council on Education (ACE) survey.
May 31, 2020
COVID-19
$6.28 Billion From CARES Act Released For Emergency Cash Grants to Students
Colleges can soon disburse some federal emergency cash grants to students affected by the coronavirus, after the Education Department on Thursday said it is immediately releasing $6.28 billion of the $14 billion allocated to higher education in the coronavirus stimulus package under the CARES Act. Colleges and universities are required to utilize the funds to […]
April 9, 2020
Students
Higher Ed Groups: $14 Billion for Colleges, Universities in Stimulus Package Insufficient
Higher education groups aren’t happy with the $14 billion earmarked for colleges and universities in the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package passed by the Senate late on Wednesday, saying institutions are facing severe cash flow problems and have been hit hard financially due to closures necessitated by the pandemic.
March 26, 2020
Community Colleges
AACC, Other Conferences Cancelled Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Hours after the American Council on Education (ACE) on Monday canceled its annual conference, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) followed suit canceling or postponing their own annual events in the face of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
March 10, 2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus Has Ripple Effects Across Higher Ed Landscape
The American Council on Education (ACE) said on Monday it is canceling its annual meeting, set for March 14-16 this year in San Diego, due to the threat posed by the novel coronavirus. However, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, or NADOHE, is still planning to go ahead with its March 11-14 annual meeting. These developments come even as more and more universities announce they are closing and/or moving classes online amid fears of a global pandemic.
March 9, 2020
Latest News
Dr. Shaun R. Harper Receive Top Honors at Higher Education Conferences
Dr. Shaun R. Harper received two major awards this past week for his ongoing research focused on race, diversity, and equity and inclusion work.
March 14, 2019
Latest News
Higginbotham, Nettles Receive Dr. John Hope Franklin Award at ACE
Drs. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham of Harvard University and Michael T. Nettles of Educational Testing Service received the Dr. John Hope Franklin award given by Diverse at the 101st annual meeting of the American Council on Education.
March 11, 2019
International
Colleges and Universities Express Concerns Over Travel Ban Ruling
Colleges and universities across the nation are expressing concern following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that the Trump administration has the authority to implement the controversial travel ban.
June 26, 2018
News Roundup
Chinese College Enrollment—Prominent in Texas—May Decline After US Visa Policy Shift, Groups Warn
Changes to U.S. policy on Chinese visas may trickle down to college enrollment, officials warned, and Texas’ schools may feel some impact. The Trump administration plans to shorten the length of validity for some visas issued to Chinese citizens, the State Department said Tuesday, as President Donald Trump works to counter alleged theft of U.S. […]
May 31, 2018
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