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GI Bill Payment Delays and Their Impact on Military Learners
| 11/7/2025 | This issue brief outlines how implementation and technology problems—worsened by the federal government shutdown—have caused payment backlogs in key VA education benefit programs, affecting veterans and their dependents |
Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education
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Type: Issue Brief
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Summary: Final Rule on Public Service Loan Forgiveness (2025)
| 11/5/2025 | Outlines the Department of Education’s 2025 final rule on Public Service Loan Forgiveness, detailing regulatory changes affecting borrower eligibility and qualifying employers. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Financial Aid; Student Loans; Higher Education Act
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Comments on VA’s Proposed Distance Learning Rule
| 10/31/2025 | ACE and 23 higher education associations urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to withdraw its proposed rule redefining distance learning and independent study, citing misalignment with Education Department standards and risks to GI Bill program integrity. |
Topic(s): Veterans Education; Veterans; Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments on Federal Regulatory Reform for Artificial Intelligence
| 10/28/2025 | ACE and eight higher education associations submitted comments to the Office of Science and Technology Policy urging that federal efforts to deregulate artificial intelligence maintain essential safeguards for human oversight, privacy protections, and equitable access across institutions. |
Topic(s): Science and Technology; Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments to DHS on the Proposed H-1B Lottery Rule
| 10/24/2025 | ACE and other associations submitted comments urging the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw a proposed rule prioritizing H-1B visas by wage level, warning it would limit opportunities for recent graduates and harm U.S. higher education and the economy. |
Topic(s): Immigration and International Students; Regulation; Student Visas; H-1B
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to DHS on H-1B Visa Fee Increase
| 10/23/2025 | ACE and nearly two dozen higher education associations sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem urging the administration to exempt colleges and universities from the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee and to clarify how the rule will be implemented. |
Topic(s): Immigration and International Students; Student Visas; Executive Branch
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Statement by Higher Education Associations in Opposition to Trump Administration Compact
| 10/17/2025 | ACE and more than 30 other higher education assocations issued a statement opposition the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education |
Topic(s): Executive Branch
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Type: Statement
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ACE, AACC, and AASCU Comments on IES Restructuring
| 10/15/2025 | ACE, joined by AACC and AASCU, submitted comments in response to the Department of Education’s request for information on restructuring the Institute of Education Sciences, urging the preservation of NCES and the stability and integrity of IES research grants. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Higher Education Act
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments to ED on ACTS Survey Component
| 10/7/2025 | ACE and 37 other higher education assoications sent comments to the Department of Education expressing strong opposition to the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement survey component. |
Topic(s): Admissions; Diversity and Inclusion
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to Congress on MSI Funding
| 10/3/2025 | On behalf of 20 other higher education associations, ACE urged congressional leaders to increase funding for Minority-Serving Institutions in FY 2026 and to reinstate funding that was cut during FY 2025. |
Topic(s): Federal Budget and Appropriations; Minority Serving Institutions
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Type: Letters and Comments
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