Sherri Lind Hughes, a former ACE Fellows Program participant and now director, writes about the power of the program to prepare leaders in higher education.
Author: Laurie Arnston
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Orders Full Operational Review
Postcard From the AAC&U Annual Meeting: Global Learning at Emerson College
Central to Emerson’s internationalization plan is a set of global learning outcomes, which have been integrated into a broader set of learning outcomes that address Emerson’s core educational mission. All students benefit from global learning opportunities, and student learning remains at the heart of the institution’s internationalization efforts.
Women’s March on Washington: Where Do We Go From Here?
California State University, San Marcos, President Karen Haynes on the implications of the women’s march and higher education.
New From Brookings: The Contribution of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Upward Mobility
Aligning Demographic Shifts and College Participation: Increasing Latino Degree Attainment
Delma Ramos and Morgan Taylor look at the importance of increasing attainment for Latino students, the largest minority group and the second largest racial/ethnic group in the country.
The Growing Risk Facing Our Greatest Export
To preserve the benefits that international education has afforded us, we must reverse the current trend of a diminishing share of international students seeking a U.S. education, write Gretchen Bataille and Brad Farnsworth.
Higher Education Can Lead the Way Toward a More Tolerant Society
As Americans, we are privileged to have the world’s premier system of higher education, writes ACE’s Lorelle Espinosa. And as a laboratory for ideas and exchange, higher education can further lead the way to a more tolerant society through the actions of its leaders and the engagement of its whole community of learners.
Richmond Joins Effort to Recruit, Graduate More Lower-income Students
The University of Richmond is among the growing number of ACE member institutions participating in the American Talent Initiative, a program dedicated to substantially expanding opportunity and access for low- and moderate-income students. President Ronald Crutcher discusses the importance of committing to the ATI.
Embracing Internationalization: Princeton in the Global Era
Good things are afoot on the internationalization Princeton, writes alumna Robin Matross Helms. The Dec. 7 issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly included an interview with Anastasia Vrachnos—herself an alum—who oversees all things international at Princeton as vice provost for international affairs and operations.
Higher Education Trends, Issues and U.S. Engagement in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans region of Southeast Europe, encompassing the seven countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia), is still a largely overlooked part of Europe when it comes to higher education reform. Lucia Brajkovic looks at how capacity-building projects and international strategic partnerships play a crucial role in institutional change strategies at institutions in these countries.
New Report Looks at State and Local Tuition- and Debt-Free College Plans
A new report released this week looks at 11 plans that reduce or eliminate the cost of tuition or the need to borrow to cover it, including five at the state and two at the local level. The study summarizes the work of the Task Force on Assessing Tuition- and Debt-Free Higher Education, convened last July by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.