Topic: economic competitiveness & workforce development
The Crossroads Is Here. The Question Is Who Decides.
When financial and enrollment pressures mount, colleges often find their options narrowing fast. East Carolina University Chancellor Philip G. Rogers explains how ECU is trying to get ahead of those pressures.
Seize the Moment: Innovation Isn’t the Problem. Alignment Is.
ACE’s Michele Spires explains why many promising higher education innovations stall—not because they don’t work, but because they rarely connect across institutions, employers, and learners.
Seize the Moment: Higher Ed Must Improve, Innovate, and Inspire
In a call to action drawn from his remarks at ACE’s recent annual meeting, Ted Mitchell argues that higher education must respond to political attacks not with retreat, but with improvement, innovation, and inspiration.
How Veterans Can Lead the Future of Work and Learning
In this call to action, Wendy Lang and Michele Spires urge colleges, credential providers, and employers to align around one shared goal: ensuring veterans can move from service to civilian success without unnecessary barriers.
Renewing the Social Contract for Higher Education
With public confidence in colleges at a crossroads, Ted Mitchell and Timothy Knowles call for a new social contract centered on student success—and offer the Carnegie-ACE classification as a path forward.
