ACE Policy Recommendations to 2024 Presidential Candidates
| 9/11/2024 | Ahead of the November election, ACE wrote to the presidential candidates’ campaigns with recommendations for key policies to strengthen higher education.
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Topic(s): Affordability; Research; Campus Safety; Taxation and Finance; Immigration and International Students; Veterans Education; Mental Health
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Type: Memo
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Letter on the Stop Campus Hazing Act
| 9/10/2024 | Letter on behalf of three other higher education associations to House Committee on Education and the Workforce leaders offering thoughts on the Stop Campus Hazing Act. |
Topic(s): Campus Issues; Campus Safety; Clery Act
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to House Leadership on China Legislation
| 9/9/2024 | On behalf of five other higher education associations, ACE wrote to House leadership with comments on several bills under consideration that concern China and could impact U.S. colleges and universities. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Research; Science and Technology
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments to the Department of Education on Proposed Distance Education Rule
| 8/23/2024 | On behalf of 23 other higher education associations, ACE wrote to the Department of Education with comments on a notice of proposed rulemaking that addresses distance education, return of Title IV funds, and TRIO. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Financial Aid; TRIO; Higher Education Act
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Preparing for a Potentially Tumultuous Fall on Campus: A Conversation with a Former President, General Counsel and Campus Police Chief Who Have Been There Before
| 7/31/2024 | Ahead of a fall term that will wrap around a historical presidential election and the first anniversary of the October 7 massacres in Israel, ACE’s general counsel posed some top-of-mind questions to experts on how higher education can best prepare. |
Topic(s): Campus Issues; Free Speech; Law and Courts
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Type: Issue Brief
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Summary: The U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Rule on Distance Education, Return of Title IV Funds, and the Federal TRIO Programs
| 7/22/2024 | This summary gives an overview of new proposed regulations from the Department of Education concerning distance education, the return of Title IV funds process, and the Federal TRIO programs. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Higher Education Act; TRIO; Financial Aid
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Type: Bill Summary
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The College Student Athletics Policy Landscape in 2024
| 7/16/2024 | This issue brief explores the legal landscape surrounding college athletics, examining both legislation and litigation impacting athletic departments and student-athletes.
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Topic(s): Athletics; Labor and Employment; Law and Courts
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Type: Issue Brief
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Letter in Support of the FAFSA Deadline Act
| 7/9/2024 | Letter to House Committee on Education and the Workforce leaders in support of the FAFSA Deadline Act, which would move up the statutory date for the annual release of theFAFSA from Jan. 1 to Oct. 1 each year. |
Topic(s): Free Application for Federal Student Aid; Financial Aid; Higher Education Act
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter on the University Accountability Act and the Protecting American Students Act
| 7/8/2024 | Letter to the House Committee on Ways and Means expressing concerns over two bills introduced in the wake of the spring 2024 campus protests, the University Accountability Act (H.R. 8914) and the Protecting American Students Act (H.R. 8913). |
Topic(s): Free Speech; Campus Issues; Higher Education Act
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the State Department on Addressing Visa Processing Delays
| 7/5/2024 | Along with 19 other organizations, ACE sent this letter to the State Department urging action to address delays with processing F-1 and J-1 visa applications at U.S. consulates in India and other countries where there could be surges in applications. |
Topic(s): Student Visas; Immigration and International Students
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Type: Letters and Comments
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