Headlines 12/18: ⬩ How Education Changed in One Year under Trump via The Hechinger Report ⬩ The Year That Changed Research via Inside Higher Ed ⬩Sonny Perdue: College Still Pays. We Can’t Afford to Pretend Otherwise. via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

In dotEDU’s final episode of 2025, the hosts answer listener questions on the policy shifts campuses are tracking now and what’s likely to matter most in early 2026. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://ow.ly/8Zes50XLrA9

In dotEDU’s final episode of 2025, the hosts answer listener questions on the policy shifts campuses are tracking now and what’s likely to matter most in early 2026. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://ow.ly/8Zes50XLrA9

Headlines 12/18: ⬩ The Year in Photos via Inside Higher Ed ⬩ The Key Podcast: Higher Ed Policy in 2025 via Inside Higher Ed ⬩ A Partnership between Business and Higher Education to Boost Our Future Labor Market via Spokane Journal of Business more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

A rulemaking panel agreed on draft regulations to implement Pell Grant policies authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, marking a significant step in the regulatory process. https://www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pages/Negotiators-Consensus-Pell-Regulations.aspx

Last week, a House committee advanced two bills aimed at college cost transparency, prompting warnings about unintended consequences and potential confusion for students and families. https://ow.ly/WtGk50XKTqp

A rulemaking panel agreed on draft regulations to implement Pell Grant policies authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, marking a significant step in the regulatory process. https://www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pages/Negotiators-Consensus-Pell-Regulations.aspx

Headlines 12/17: ⬩ “Buckle Up”: Trump Official Pledges to Fix Accreditation via Inside Higher Ed ⬩ Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries via The New York Times more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

Headlines 12/12: ⬩ University Presidents Reflect on Academic Freedom Amid Trump’s Push to Reshape Higher Education via ABC News ⬩ House Ed Committee Advances Financial Aid Transparency Bills via Inside Higher Ed more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

Headlines 12/10: ⬩ ‘Come North!’ Canada Makes Play for H-1B Visa Holders With New Talent Drive via The New York Times ⬩ Trump Administration Strikes Deal to End Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan via The Washington Post more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

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The Department of Education released draft regulatory language to implement new provisions impacting Pell Grants, advancing the next phase of negotiated rulemaking under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

The Department of Education released draft regulatory language to implement new provisions impacting Pell Grants, advancing the next phase of negotiated rulemaking under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

Headlines 12/9: ⬩ New Deep Dive: Making OBBBA Implementation Work for Students via @insidehighered.com ⬩ I Was a Red State Governor. What I Saw at Harvard Surprised Me. via @washingtonpost.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

Headlines 12/8: ⬩ Education Dept. Wants to Begin and End Workforce Pell This Week via @insidehighered.com ⬩ The Education of Higher Education via @nytimes.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

What were the biggest higher ed stories this year? This week on dotEDU, the hosts count down their top five stories of 2025 and reflect on how each one reshaped the sector. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.acenet.edu/Pages/dotedu...

What were the biggest higher ed stories this year? This week on dotEDU, the hosts count down their top five stories of 2025 and reflect on how each one reshaped the sector. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.acenet.edu/Pages/dotedu...

Headlines 12/4: ⬩ A Growing U.S. Tech Hub Needs Workers. Colleges Try to Keep Up. via @nytimes.com ⬩ Tribal Colleges Brace for Disruption as Oversight Shifts to Interior Department via @insidehighered.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

ACE’s new issue brief details how long-standing VA tech and implementation problems—worsened by the shutdown—have impacted military learners. A House VA subcommittee chair is reaffirming his commitment to fixing the delays. www.acenet.edu/Pages/Congre...

Headlines 12/3: ⬩ The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine via @nytimes.com ⬩ FAFSA Completion Is Up via @insidehighered.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

Headlines 12/2: ⬩ Education Department Outsourcing Is Unlawful, Amended Lawsuit Alleges via Higher Ed Dive ⬩ Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration via @insidehighered.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

Headlines 12/1: ⬩Fewer International Students Are Enrolling at U.S. Colleges, Which Could Cost the Country $1 Billion, Reports Find via @cnbc.com ⬩ How a New Law Could Change the Way Low-Income Students Access College via @chronicle.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

Headlines 11/25: ⬩ Who Could Be Left Behind in Ed Split via @politico.com ⬩ Employees Rally Around Penn’s Refusal to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names via @insidehighered.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

ACE’s new issue brief details how long-standing VA tech and implementation problems—worsened by the shutdown—have impacted military learners. A House VA subcommittee chair is reaffirming his commitment to fixing the delays. www.acenet.edu/Pages/Congre...

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell Supporting Penn's Stand Against EEOC Subpoena www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

International Student Enrollment Slows as Concerns About the Visa Application Process Rise www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell Supporting Penn's Stand Against EEOC Subpoena www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

On the latest dotEDU, the hosts unpack the Education Department’s massive regulatory to-do list and discuss what's next following the reopening of the federal government. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: ow.ly/rzGh50XtrAT

International Student Enrollment Slows as Concerns About the Visa Application Process Rise www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

Headlines 11/24: ⬩Next Generation of Nurses at Risk With Proposed Student Loan Caps via @usatoday.com ⬩ How Education Department Changes Could Affect Students via @npr.org more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

ACE's Carnegie Classifications team looks at the steps taken to make the 2025 classifications more useful, relevant, and reflective of the nation’s ever-evolving higher education landscape—and answers some of the most common questions they hear. carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/reflecting-o...

ACE's Carnegie Classifications team looks at the steps taken to make the 2025 classifications more useful, relevant, and reflective of the nation’s ever-evolving higher education landscape—and answers some of the most common questions they hear. carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/reflecting-o...

Headlines 11/19: ⬩ Trump Administration Announces Dismantling of Parts of Education Dept. via @washingtonpost.com ⬩ Dismantling of ED Prompts Flurry of Reactions via @insidehighered.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Trump Administration's Continued Dismantling of the Department of Education: www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

On the latest dotEDU, the hosts unpack the Education Department’s massive regulatory to-do list and discuss what's next following the reopening of the federal government. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: ow.ly/rzGh50XtrAT

Headlines 11/18: ⬩ ‘We Need to Be Worried’: Three University Leaders on the Fate of Higher Education in the Trump Era via @nytimes.com ⬩ Tribal College Leaders Are Uneasy About U.S. Financial Commitments Despite a Funding Increase via @apnews.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

The Education Department’s new rule narrowing which employers qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness has sparked lawsuits claiming it injects politics into student debt relief. Read more and see ACE’s summary: www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

Headlines 11/17: ⬩ New International Student Enrollments Plummeted This Fall, Survey Finds via @nytpitchbot.bsky.social ⬩ Judge Blocks Trump Administration Push to Fine UCLA $1.2 Billion for Alleged Antisemitism via @latimes.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

Explore the ACEx2026 speaker lineup! Discover the presidents, policymakers, researchers, and innovators who will take the stage at ACEx2026. Browse our growing list of featured speakers and learn more about the conversations they will lead. ow.ly/HSv050Xr2rH

A new ACE issue brief outlines problems that have caused payment backlogs for key VA education benefit programs. www.acenet.edu/Documents/Is...

Headlines 11/14: ⬩ Underrepresented Applicants Grow, International Ones Drop via @insidehighered.com ⬩ Federal Special Education Staff May Get Their Jobs Back. But for How Long? via @npr.org more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

A new ACE issue brief outlines problems that have caused payment backlogs for key VA education benefit programs. www.acenet.edu/Documents/Is...

The Education Department’s new rule narrowing which employers qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness has sparked lawsuits claiming it injects politics into student debt relief. Read more and see ACE’s summary: www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

Headlines 11/13: ⬩ With Government Reopened, Will Education Department Staff Return? via @insidehighered.com ⬩ Public Colleges Face Financial Crisis as Federal Cuts, State Budget Pressures Mount via @theeduledger.bsky.social more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

A new report from @aceducation.bsky.social and TIAA highlights how Latina community college presidents are breaking barriers as institutional firsts, but it comes with heightened scrutiny, pressure to assimilate, and constant challenges to their authority.

Headlines 11/7: ⬩ Congress Tackles College Cost Transparency via @insidehighered.com ⬩ Graduate Programs Will Soon Feel the Brunt of Loan Caps as Changes to Federal Aid Advance via @chronicle.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f

New Webinar Series with Second Nature and @aceducation.bsky.social (ACE): Charting Opportunities and Challenges in Higher Education’s Climate Action Journey Webinar 1: Looking Ahead: What’s Next for Campus Climate Leadership | Nov 18 | 2–3 PM ET Learn more and register now: lnkd.in/gmZ4yH3v

Start Success | Listening to Military-Affiliated Students During a webinar by the @aceducation.bsky.social, veterans shared their experiences and suggestions for improving supports for military-affiliated students. https://bit.ly/4oud4wJ

ACE and more than 20 other higher education associations have urged the VA to withdraw a proposed rule that would change how the agency defines “distance learning” and “independent study” for GI Bill programs. www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

Headlines 11/6: ⬩ Listening to Military-Affiliated Students via @insidehighered.com ⬩ International Graduate Student Enrollment Drops via @insidehighered.com more: ow.ly/gp6v50Wtv5f