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The House reconciliation bill would slash Pell Grants, tax colleges, and gut Medicaid, putting student access and campuses at further risk. Use ACE’s toolkit to speak out: www.acenet.edu/Policy-Advoc... #HigherEd #StudentAid #Reconciliation

We can protect national security and remain open to global talent. ACE and 37 orgs urge the Trump admin to reverse its pause on student visa interviews and clarify new vetting plans. www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa... #HigherEd #StudentVisas

The Senate is now considering the House-passed reconciliation bill, which cuts Pell Grant eligibility, limits student loans, guts Medicaid, and expands the endowment tax. Tell your senator to reject these harmful provisions. #HigherEd #StudentAid www.votervoice.net/ACENET/campa...

According to the CBO, 700,000 students could lose Pell Grant access under the House reconciliation bill—a blow to college opportunity. Tell Congress: This is not the way forward. #HigherEd #StudentAId www.votervoice.net/ACENET/campa...

Headlines 5/8: ⬩ Economists Warn Trump’s Research Cuts Could Have Dire Consequences for GDP @npr.org ⬩ Trump Is Using Title IX as a ‘Battering Ram,’ Experts Say @insidehighered.com More: ow.ly/emLs50V0r6X

1/ The House is expected to unveil a major tax package soon, and lawmakers have a chance to include simple, bipartisan changes that would make college more accessible—especially for low- and middle-income students. A quick thread on three fixes:🧵

​American Jewish Committee, ACE, Association of American Universities, and partner organizations express concern over federal actions that endanger government-campus scientific partnership, pledge to work together in unprecedented effort to combat campus antisemitism. www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

ICYMI: A House committee last week advanced a bill that would make dramatic and damaging changes to the federal student aid system. ACE sent a letter with other associations outlining concerns. More: ow.ly/7Rjj50VORmL

Headlines 5/6: ⬩ Trump Is Fighting Antisemitism the Wrong Way, a Jewish Group Argues @nytimes.com ⬩ Trump Administration Calls for a Freeze on All New Grants to Harvard @washingtonpost.com More: ow.ly/emLs50V0r6X

​American Jewish Committee, ACE, Association of American Universities, and partner organizations express concern over federal actions that endanger government-campus scientific partnership, pledge to work together in unprecedented effort to combat campus antisemitism. www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

Headlines 5/5: ⬩ Trump Scrutinizes Foreign Gifts, Raising the Stakes for Colleges @insidehighered.com ⬩ Harvard Signals It Will Resist Trump’s Efforts to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status @nytimes.com More: ow.ly/emLs50V0r6X

“We believe in the importance of data and its power to inspire and inform how we approach our work.” ACE’s Accelerating Postsecondary Value Innovation Lab convened leaders to reimagine how colleges define, measure, and communicate the value of a degree. www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

ACE released a toolkit to equip #highered with knowledge and resources needed to advocate for state support and funding for student #mentalhealth. Use this to adapt and tailor strategies to specific needs and to strengthen state-level efforts. ow.ly/yOPz50VN53s

ACE's Ted Mitchell to @nytimes.com on the threats to Harvard's tax-exempt status: “Been there, done that. The president has been saying this for weeks. Nothing has changed to make it possible for him to take unilateral action on an institution’s nonprofit status.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...

"Student outcomes should be at the center of the way we understand an institution’s place in the landscape." Read ACE President Ted Mitchell and Carnegie Foundation President Timothy Knowles' blog post on the Carnegie Classifications redesign. www.higheredtoday.org/2025/04/28/r...

On this week’s dotEDU Live, Jon, Sarah, and Mushtaq unpack new executive orders, the House reconciliation bill, and immigration policy for international students. Plus, Mushtaq highlights the updated Carnegie Classifications. Listen here: www.acenet.edu/Pages/dotedu...

Headlines 5/2: ⬩ Education Dept. Moves to Make It Easier for Colleges to Switch Accreditors @chronicle.com ⬩ ICE Expands Student Deportation Powers @insidehighered.com More: ow.ly/emLs50V0r6X

“We believe in the importance of data and its power to inspire and inform how we approach our work.” ACE’s Accelerating Postsecondary Value Innovation Lab convened leaders to reimagine how colleges define, measure, and communicate the value of a degree. www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

"Student outcomes should be at the center of the way we understand an institution’s place in the landscape." Read ACE President Ted Mitchell and Carnegie Foundation President Timothy Knowles' blog post on the Carnegie Classifications redesign. www.higheredtoday.org/2025/04/28/r...

Headlines 4/29: ⬩ House Bill Calls for Risk-Sharing, Sweeping Changes to Student Loan Program @insidehighered.com ⬩Deaf Students Had a Path to Science Careers — Until Their Federal Grants Ended @npr.org More: ow.ly/emLs50V0r6X

1/ The House Education Committee is voting on a bill that will have devastating impacts on students and institutions. Here’s what you need to know: 🧵

Headlines 4/28: ⬩ Higher Ed Wins a SEVIS Battle, Not the Visa War @insidehighered.com ⬩ International Students Worry Even as Trump Temporarily Restores Some Legal Statuses @nytimes.com More: ow.ly/emLs50V0r6X

1/ As the Trump administration attacks higher education from many fronts—cutting research, targeting academic freedom, disregarding due process—some across the political spectrum have argued: Just spend the endowment. It sounds simple, but it’s wrong. Here’s why: 👇

"It is time for a new social contract between higher education and the American people, and that contract has ‘job one’ focusing on student success.” ACE President Ted Mitchell spoke with @forbes.com on the redesigned Carnegie Classification system. www.forbes.com/sites/alison...

The new classifications measure how colleges perform on “two key components of what we think is the social project of higher education: providing access to students who deserve it and providing them with a pathway to a strong, middle-class job and career,” said ACE President Ted Mitchell.

Headlines 4/24: ⬩ New Carnegie Classification Aims to Shake Up How Higher Ed Sees Itself @chronicle.com ⬩Beyond ‘Prestige’: New Carnegie Classification Focuses on Student Success @insidehighered.com More: ow.ly/emLs50V0r6X

NEWS: ACE & the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching have released the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, with updates that aim to make the classifications more useful, relevant, and reflective of the country’s ever-evolving higher education landscape. More info here: t.co/ETfvPGV5BJ

This morning ACE President Ted Mitchell and Carnegie Foundation President Timothy Knowles unveiled updates to the Carnegie Classifications, intended to better reflect the higher ed landscape in this country and to recognize student success. Learn more here: ow.ly/n3ZG50VHakU

ACE President Ted Mitchell: "We don’t think we can convince the American public of the value of higher education unless we can first convince them that they have access to high-quality education that will propel them along in their version of the American dream." Read more in @insidehighered.com

Exciting day for @aceducation.bsky.social and Carnegie Foundation on the release of the new Carnegie Classifications! Find out more at carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu

NEWS: ACE & the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching have released the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, with updates that aim to make the classifications more useful, relevant, and reflective of the country’s ever-evolving higher education landscape. More info here: t.co/ETfvPGV5BJ