Headlines 8/22: ⬩ At MIT., Black and Latino Enrollment Drops Sharply After Affirmative Action Ban (The New York Times) ⬩ The Head of Vanderbilt on the Upcoming School Year (NPR) More: ow.ly/5BZV50SzT9W

Headlines 8/23: ⬩ ‘Disruption’ or ‘Free Speech’? College Students Face New Rules on Campus Protest (The Hechinger Report) ⬩ How SMU Transformed Under President R. Gerald Turner Over Three Decades (Dallas Morning News) More: ow.ly/JYVI50T5hZ1

Headlines 8/26: ⬩ New Training and Tougher Rules: How Colleges Are Trying to Tame Gaza Protests (The New York Times) ⬩ A Year Ago, Three-Quarters of Ivy League Presidents Were Women. Then, the Israel-Hamas War Rocked Campuses. (The Boston Globe) More: ow.ly/JYVI50T5hZ1

Join National Assn of College & University Attorneys and ACE on 9/11 for a webinar on "Election 2024: Voting & Political Campaign-Related Activities on Campus," featuring Peter McDonough, ACE’s VP & general counsel. Learn about laws affecting campus voting and political activities, more. higheredtoday.org/2024/08/27/web…

Download the issue brief Peter will be discussing here >> acenet.edu/News-Room/Page…

Join us today as the author of “Women in the Higher Education C-Suite: Diverse Executive Profiles” and experts featured in the book share skills to navigate professional challenges, personal experiences, and motivational stories from their careers. ow.ly/ii1950T8GuU

Headlines 8/28: ⬩ OPINION: How Smart Campuses Are Preparing for Another Wave of Gaza Protests (The Washington Post) ⬩ ‘Institutional Neutrality’: How One University Walks a Fine Line on Gaza Protests (NPR) More: ow.ly/JYVI50T5hZ1

Headlines 8/29: ⬩ Botched College Financial Aid Form Snarls Enrollment Plans for Students (The Associated Press) ⬩ Cutting Race-Based Scholarships Blocks Path to College, Students Say (The Hechinger Report) More: ow.ly/JYVI50T5hZ1

Thank you Goldie for your many years of outstanding higher ed coverage...We are very happy you will still be around!

ACE’s newest brief uses insights from the @heriucla Faculty Survey to analyze faculty perceptions of their student-facing roles. UCLA CRESST UCLA Ed & IS Read more: ow.ly/zXbi50TaWBU

Headlines 8/30: ⬩ ‘All So Confusing’: Student Loan Borrowers in Limbo After Courts Halt a Popular Plan (The Washington Post) ⬩ Your Professor Is Also Getting Help From AI (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) More: ow.ly/JYVI50T5hZ1

ACE is expanding credit for prior learning (CPL) opportunities with a $500K grant from Walmart. This initiative will empower adult learners by improving access to educational pathways through a new transfer equivalency database. acenet.edu/News-Room/Page…

Campus leaders should be aware of how federal law limits partisan activity at institutions of higher education via Inside Higher Ed insidehighered.com/news/student-s…

Headlines 9/3: ⬩ D.C.-Area Campuses Brace for Possible Return of Israel-Gaza Protests (The Washington Post) ⬩OPINION: I’m a College President, and I Hope My Campus Is Even More Political This Year (The New York Times) More: ow.ly/JYVI50T5hZ1

Our friends at ACE share strategies on how to create more inclusive college campuses by recognizing the unique challenges students with disabilities face and they offer practical application advice. higheredtoday.org/2024/08/12/dis…

Headlines 9/5: ⬩ Is More Debt Relief Imminent? A New Lawsuit Says Yes—and Aims to Stop It. (Inside Higher Ed) ⬩OPINION: How Students Can Address Their Backgrounds on College Applications, Even Without Affirmative Action (Los Angeles Times) More: ow.ly/JYVI50T5hZ1

Headlines 9/6: ⬩ The First Post-Affirmative Action Class Enters College (The New York Times) ⬩Black Enrollment Drops at UNC After Ruling; Other Schools Vary (The Washington Post) More: ow.ly/JYVI50T5hZ1

Join ACE for the webinar “Breaking Barriers to Recruit and Retain Diverse Talent in Higher Education” on September 11. Learn innovative strategies, hear from experts, and gain practical tools to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion at your institution. ow.ly/ju0z50ThUHx