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Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the U.S. Supreme Court's Travel Ban Ruling

In the current climate of harsh rhetoric on immigration, the travel ban contributes to the perception that this country is no longer a welcoming place for study and research by the world’s best and brightest international scholars and students.

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Minority Serving Institutions Are Successful at Improving Students’ Economic Status, New ACE Report Finds

Minority serving institutions move students up the economic ladder at two to three times the rates of non-MSIs, according to a new ACE report. The analysis reveals MSIs' value as a path to greater prosperity for students and families.

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As House Bills Falter, Immigration Issues Remain

House leaders have decided to delay a vote on a compromise immigration bill, H.R. 6136, as party divisions—and commentary from President Trump—continue.

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Higher Education for the Nation’s Future

ACE President Ted Mitchell introduces the Council’s new Strategic Framework, which will underpin the organization for the next three years and help chart a successful course for the future of higher education.

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June 29, 2018

HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that white-supremacist propaganda on college campuses is rising sharply, according to data released Thursday by the Anti-Defamation League . . . A Cornell University graduate, current Rhodes Scholar, and...
Law and the Courts

June 27, 2018

Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s travel ban Tuesday by a vote of 5 to 4, ruling that the Sept. 24, 2017, proclamation that currently applies to seven countries—five of them majority Muslim—was within the president’s constitutional...
Institutional Capacity

June 18, 2018

Building the Foundations for the 2018-19 ACE Fellows Class

Last week in Washington, DC, the 2018-19 class of the ACE Fellows Program met for orientation. The cohort members began building relationships that will sustain them throughout the year and laid foundations to maximize their learning.
Student Mobility

June 07, 2018

Senate Hearing Looks at International Student Visas and National Security

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration held a hearing June 6 on "Student Visa Integrity: Protecting Educational Opportunity and National Security.
Budget and Appropriations

June 04, 2018

ACE President Outlines Federal Student Aid Funding Priorities for Upcoming Fiscal Year

In testimony submitted to a Senate appropriations subcommittee Friday, ACE President Ted Mitchell urged members to continue their bipartisan support of federal student aid programs as they work on the appropriations bill for FY 2019.
Immigration

May 30, 2018

ACE, Higher Education Groups Support House Immigration Vote

ACE, along with 33 other associations, sent a letter May 24 to Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) in support of H. Res. 774, which would tee up a vote in the House on four immigration bills, several of which include a long-term fix for Dreamers.
Student Mobility

May 30, 2018

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Reports of Chinese Student Visa Restrictions

While apparently aimed at Chinese students in certain STEM fields, this new policy would have a chilling effect on our ability to attract international students from all countries.
Student Mobility

May 30, 2018

Trump Administration Reportedly to Set Limits on Some Chinese Visas

The Trump administration reportedly is set to place new limits on Chinese visa applications beginning June 11, a State Department official said Tuesday, a move that could impact both Chinese students and scholars as well as international students...
Law and the Courts

May 30, 2018

NACUBO and ACE Issue Update on Global Music Rights Negotiations

NACUBO and ACE issued this statement on their collaboration to develop model agreements with performance-rights organizations (PROs) that NACUBO and ACE members and the PROs may use to facilitate the negotiation of blanket performance rights...
Immigration

May 16, 2018

ACE, Higher Education Groups Comment on Proposal to Increase Social Media Scrutiny of Visa Applicants

ACE and 12 other higher education associations submitted comments this week to the State Department in response to a proposal to require all U.S. nonimmigrant visa applicants to submit their social media usernames and previous email addresses, phone...

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Minority Serving Institutions as Engines of Upward Mobility

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Free Expression On Campus: What College Students Think About First Amendment Issues

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Improving the Odds: An Empirical Look at the Factors That Influence Upward Transfer

Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses:
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ACE2018 - ACE's 100th Annual Meeting

Our 100th Annual Meeting will be held March 10–13, 2018 in Washington, DC at the Marriott Marquis.
CPL Implementation: From Policy to Practice

Learn about ACE’s CPL implementation tools, including the CPL Implementation Matrix, readiness survey and policy guidelines. Hear from one institution, Eastfield College, a community college in the Dallas Community College District, on how it has...
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Latest News

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the U.S. Supreme Court's Travel Ban Ruling

Minority Serving Institutions Are Successful at Improving Students’ Economic Status, New ACE Report Finds

As House Bills Falter, Immigration Issues Remain

Higher Education for the Nation’s Future

Leadership & Advocacy News

HEADLINES: Today's Top Higher Education News

Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban

Building the Foundations for the 2018-19 ACE Fellows Class

Senate Hearing Looks at International Student Visas and National Security

ACE President Outlines Federal Student Aid Funding Priorities for Upcoming Fiscal Year

ACE, Higher Education Groups Support House Immigration Vote

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Reports of Chinese Student Visa Restrictions

Trump Administration Reportedly to Set Limits on Some Chinese Visas

NACUBO and ACE Issue Update on Global Music Rights Negotiations

ACE, Higher Education Groups Comment on Proposal to Increase Social Media Scrutiny of Visa Applicants

Research Reports

ACE Publications

Higher Education Today

The Presidency Magazine

President to President

Previous Events

ACE2018 - ACE's 100th Annual Meeting

CPL Implementation: From Policy to Practice

The Inside Track Webinar Series