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Johnson, who earned a doctorate in curriculum instruction, early education and special education from Penn State University, has served as president of the Metropolitan Campus of Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland and vice chancellor for academic affairs, executive assistant to the chancellor and an American Council on Education fellow at Winston-Salem State University, N.C.. Related Industry News. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
College costs in U.S. outpace inflation rate Oct 23, 2007
"We hope that state governments which really set tuition prices at most public colleges and universities will do their part to reinvest in higher education," David Ward, president of the American Council on Education, said in a statement released by the College Board. Private loans, those not guaranteed by the U.S. government, continued to be the fastest-growing form of borrowing, totaling more than $17 billion in the 2006-7 academic year. (International Herald Tribune)
Colleges net good returns Oct 15, 2007
We dont think as a general matter the federal government ought to be telling private philanthropic organizations, that have been around in some cases since before the federal government, how to spend their money, said Terry Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education, the main group representing colleges and universities in Washington. Still, Hartle acknowledges colleges will have to take seriously the complaints about colleges costs with which constituents are... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
In Stamford, universities court area minority students Oct 14, 2007
A report released by the American Council on Education last October said minority enrollment in colleges and university rose by 50. 7 percent from 1993 to 2003 to make up 27. (Stamford Advocate)
Conference To Examine New Jersey as Microcosm of 'America's Perfect Storm' Oct 13, 2007
SUMMIT, N.J., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2007 9:30 a.m.: HYATT REGENCY, NEW BRUNSWICK Who: Terry W. Hartle, Senior VP for Government and Public Affairs, American Council on Education Kurt M. Landgraf, President and CEO Educational Testing Service Jane Oates, Executive Director, NJ Commission on Higher Education and Senior Policy Advisor to Gov. Jon Corzine John B. Wilson, President, Independent College Fund of New Jersey College Presidents and hundreds of... (PR Newswire)
Groups Challenge Credit Card Marketing At Colleges Oct 13, 2007
The Boston-based citizen advocacy group is partnering with the American Council on Education, the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. The groups say that credit card companies sponsor promotions and giveaways that trick students into signing up for credit cards, and then charge them unreasonably high fees. (Mediapost.com)
Tufts offer of loan aidsteers grads to nonprofits Oct 9, 2007
"Tufts is breaking new ground," said Terry W. Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education in Washington, D.C., a nonprofit association. "It's a welcome effort, particularly that an elite expensive college is doing this and encouraging it.". (Boston Globe)
Helping Injured Soldiers Go To School Oct 9, 2007
They were able to get there with help from the American Council on Education-- or A.C.E.-- and Dartmouth's president James Wright. "Our country will be better off if they have an education and can continue to contribute," Wright said. (WCAX.com, VT)
UMass student takes his C to federal court Oct 4, 2007
Ada Meloy - general counsel for the American Council on Education, which represents more than 1,600 college and university presidents - said such suits are rare and almost never successful. Generally, the complaints reflect an unrealistic fear that a single grade can torpedo academic or professional goals, she said. (Boston Globe)
Senator Hillary Wants to Give You $5,000! Oct 4, 2007
In a survey released by the American Council on Education in 1998, most Americans overestimated the cost of tuition ... In a survey released by the American Council on Education in 1998, most Americans overestimated the cost of tuition. (Townhall.com)
• UConn President Gets A Hand Oct 1, 2007
Nonetheless, transition firms are becoming more common in higher education, particularly at large universities, said Claire Van Ummersen, vice president of the Center for Effective Leadership at the American Council on Education. "It's an enormous burden lifted from the shoulders of the president," Van Ummersen said. (FOX61, CT)
Colleges add racial sensitivity tocurriculum Sep 30, 2007
from the American Council on Education. Robert Moore, associate professor and chairman of the sociology department at Frostburg (Md. (Boston Globe)
Former students helping to guide others to college Sep 10, 2007
The American Council on Education has estimated 1. 5 million students who would probably have been awarded Pell Grants in 2003-2004 did not apply for them. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
$20.2b boost in student aid approved Sep 8, 2007
Shelley Steinbach, the former general counsel of the American Council on Education, rejected the comparison drawn by many Democrats yesterday to the 1944 GI Bill, which is credited with opening the doors of universities to millions of veterans after World War II.. "Increasing the Pell Grant from four-thousand something to five-thousand something by the year 2012 will not have a really significant impact, given the likelihood of inflationary costs in everything that goes into providing higher... (Boston Globe)
House of Representatives Passes the Patent Reform Act of 2007, Votes to Bring Balance to Our Nation's Patent System Sep 8, 2007
Most recently, the five university, higher education, and medical college associations engaged on patent reform -- the Association of American Universities, the American Council on Education, the National Association of State Universities and Land- Grant Colleges, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Council on Governmental Relations -- expressed their "support for bringing H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, before the House for its consideration." Congress began... (PR Newswire)
Antoinette Iadarola, Ph.D., President of Cabrini College, to Retire Sep 8, 2007
"Her leadership, vision, dedication and commitment have propelled us forward in ways the founders of the College could only have dreamed. Along the way, Toni raised more than $100 million for capital improvements and to grow the College's endowment." Her tenure is more than double the national average for private-college presidents, according to the American Council on Education. The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus founded Cabrini College in 1957. (PR Newswire)
Student loan report critical of Citizens Bank Sep 5, 2007
"Scrutiny of relationships between lenders and colleges has intensified this year as revelations that officials at the University of Texas-Austin, Johns Hopkins University, University of Southern California, and Columbia University received kickbacks from lenders - concert tickets, stocks, or compensation for consulting - in exchange for preferential treatment.In response, the US Department of Education recently issued new rules, and Congress is moving to pass laws that would prohibit financial... (Boston Globe)
Two new aides join Knapp's team Sep 4, 2007
Previously the special assistant to the vice president for Advancement at GW, she has also worked on student aid issues with the American Council on Education. Before that, she worked as a press secretary and legislative assistant to Sen. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
College gender gap - 'girls rule and boys drool' Sep 3, 2007
According to an American Council on Education gender equity study conducted in 2006, the gender gap in higher education is widening among certain student populations, but is most striking among white and Hispanic traditional age undergraduates, Women outnumber men by almost two-to-one among the 40 percent of undergraduates who are age 25 or older. However, despite continued growth in the percentage of female undergraduates, the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to men is on the rise, as it is... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
In the wilderness: Colleges' live mascots flush with tradition Aug 31, 2007 State audit finds fraud at N.C. A&T Aug 25, 2007 Alcohol-saturated 'fun' on campus can be lethal Aug 22, 2007 Tales of the campus underground Aug 19, 2007 Rise in student debt is driving action on the Hill Jul 26, 2007 Senate bill streamlines student loans Jul 25, 2007 UMass heads vow open search Jul 7, 2007 NU dismissing faculty without advanced degrees Jul 6, 2007 University For Deaf Put On Probation Jul 1, 2007 YMCA and KnowHow2GO Announce Radio PSA Contest Winners Jun 23, 2007 State vote would raise pensions Jun 15, 2007 Kennedy panel on student lending cites Citizens Bank Jun 15, 2007 Dale Carnegie course starts June 27 Jun 1, 2007 Dartmouth president helping put wounded veterans in college May 25, 2007 Severance pact for former Harvard president Summers includes $1 million home loan, salary deal May 16, 2007 Federal Student Loan Official Is Resigning May 10, 2007 After Imus, Shock Jocks Claim 'Words Don't Hurt' May 7, 2007 Aquila Shareholders Reelect Directors and Ratify Selection of Auditor May 3, 2007 After slayings, campuses consider the unthinkable Apr 23, 2007 Laws Limit Options When a Student Is Mentally Ill Apr 20, 2007 Cho raised concern, but had broken no laws Apr 20, 2007 Cantor appoints university's first chief diversity officer Apr 20, 2007 Should college applicants get background checks? Apr 19, 2007 With Mental Health Issues, Universities In Double Bind Apr 19, 2007 Trinity economist selected for national fellowship on higher education Apr 17, 2007 Jorge G. Gonzalez Apr 17, 2007 Minority legislators resist TSU czar plan Apr 17, 2007 Vigils, vigilance on campuses Apr 17, 2007 Science for sale at UC Berkeley -- also known as 'UCBP' Apr 16, 2007 Private lenders have an edge in U.S. student loan market Apr 15, 2007 More women than men enroll in Wyoming colleges Apr 10, 2007 College kids better off than before Apr 9, 2007 Storm brews over large FAU severance for chief fundraiser Apr 7, 2007 FAFSA form may get easier Apr 4, 2007 $578k severance pay for chief fundraiser angers FAU staff, patrons Apr 4, 2007 Proposal aims to simplify college financial aid application Mar 31, 2007 India Attracts Universities From the U.S. Mar 26, 2007 FAFSA For Dummies Mar 25, 2007 Study abroad legislation introduced in House Mar 22, 2007 State hasn't acted on public college perk Mar 17, 2007 SOU provost to depart, head Minnesota university Mar 17, 2007 West Virginia U. administrators ponder lack of female presidents Mar 16, 2007 One EIU presidential hopeful in running elsewhere Mar 15, 2007 National diversity officers group names Harvey president Mar 15, 2007 More than 120 candidates for University of Iowa president's job Mar 12, 2007 Study: Spanier's long time in office not rare Feb 23, 2007 University leaders take to pulpits to recruit pupils Feb 19, 2007 Study finds female students in colleges outnumber males -- but why? Feb 16, 2007 College heads turning over Feb 12, 2007 Woman to lead Harvard Feb 12, 2007 Harvard set to name first female president Feb 11, 2007 First woman is picked to lead Harvard Feb 10, 2007 Finding Free Money For College Tuition Feb 10, 2007 Harvard set to pick woman president Feb 10, 2007 Bush administration calling for boost in Pell grants Feb 3, 2007 Full Story » Feb 3, 2007 A top contender for Harvard post bows out Feb 1, 2007 Recruiting hits legal snags Jan 29, 2007 Colleges Regroup After Voters Ban Race Preferences Jan 27, 2007 Duquesne excluding politicians as commencement speakers Jan 27, 2007 Public invited to free real estate investor program Jan 27, 2007 No politicos? Jan 26, 2007 Tufts, MIT funds soared in 2006 Jan 23, 2007 Limiting college costs Jan 23, 2007 College credits grocery work Jan 19, 2007
Deference to the mascot "borders on obsession" at some schools, says Sheldon Steinbach, general counsel for the American Council on Education, a Washington-based group that represents colleges and universities. At Texas A&M University in College Station, for example, devotion to the mascot a collie named Reveille is so strong that it extends to the grave. (USA Today -- Sports)
College Helper Aug 26, 2007
"We are ready to work with the administration. The planned increase in the Pell Grants is "the single largest investment in college education since the GI Bill," Miller said in a statement posted on his Web site. Supporters of bigger Pell Grants complain the federal program has not kept pace with inflation. For example, in 1979 the maximum Pell Grant covered 99 percent of the average price of tuition, fees and room and board at a public two-year institution. Today the maximum grant covers 62... (New York Post -- Business)
Renick, who stepped down last year, is now a senior vice president at the American Council on Education in Washington. He could not be reached for comment Friday. (News & Observer)
"Young people often come to college with ongoing alcohol habits," says Tim McDonough of the American Council on Education, which represents college officials. Colleges "are trying to educate and enforce and break habits already in place. These issues are tough, but college institutions have been working on them for a long time.". (USA Today)
Ada Meloy, general counsel for the American Council on Education, said bouts of school violence such as the Virginia Tech shootings "have made colleges and universities once again focus on how vulnerable the buildings and campus are to a person seeking to create havoc.". Even without the threat of terrorism, campus officials call the passageways an "attractive nuisance," an intriguing part of the campus landscape that is a liability to schools if not locked and monitored. (Los Angeles Times)
The actions in the Senate "were a rare example of bipartisanship in an increasingly divided Congress," says Terry Hartle, vice president for government and public affairs at the American Council on Education, which supported the final version of the bill. The bipartisan support was a far cry from the highly controversial debates over the HEA that have taken place over the last four years. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Sign up to receive our free Daily Briefing e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. Get breaking news in your inbox as it happens. (USA Today -- Money)
Madeleine Green -- a vice president at the American Council on Education, a national higher education association, said searches for college presidents and chancellors typically take at least nine months. She predicted that many educators will view the UMass-Amherst post as attractive. (Boston Globe -- Local)
"The better faculty you have, the better faculty you can attract," said Sheldon Steinbach , a higher education lawyer and former vice president at the American Council on Education. John Saltmarsh, director of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education at UMass-Boston, said Northeastern faculty without advanced degrees are finding themselves increasingly out of step with the school's research focus. (Boston Globe -- Local)
"No school wants to go on probation," said Terry Hartle, of the American Council on Education. "But they will deal with it very quickly, I suspect.". (CBS News -- US)
A panel of judges from the American Council on Education, Lumina Foundation, the Ad Council and YMCA of the USA evaluated the entries and determined first-, second- and third-place teams ... It is sponsored by Lumina Foundation for Education, American Council on Education and the Ad Council. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Last year, the American Council on Education surveyed 2,148 public and private college presidents nationwide and found that 20 percent received housing allowances and 28 percent lived in university-provided residences. April Simpson can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Terry Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education, a higher education trade association that comprises 2,000 public and private colleges, said the activities revealed by the report are symptomatic of the increase in competition among private lenders after the federal government decided to become a lender itself by creating the Federal Direct Loan program in 1993. Previously, the government provided subsidies and protection clauses to private firms that guaranteed a return... (Boston Globe)
In addition to the many professional organizations that allow their members to receive continuing education credit for Dale Carnegie Training, the Dale Carnegie programs are also recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education (ACE). For more information about the Dale Carnegie Training products or services or to find out additional information on the Atlantic course, call the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce at 712-243-3017. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Wright, 67, meanwhile, has made eight more visits to wounded veterans at Bethesda and at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington and, with the American Council on Education, started a program to provide individualized college counseling to seriously wounded veterans ... He first went to the military, but when that proved cumbersome, he got in touch with David Ward, the president of the American Council on Education, who agreed to develop such a program. (International Herald Tribune)
"Harvard had a need to make a change, so they did what they did to make it amicable, as distinct from adversarial," said Robert Atwell, former president of the American Council on Education. "I'm not prepared to say this is a bad settlement.". (Boston Globe)
Terry W. Hartle, senior vice president at the American Council on Education, said that many of the problems that have come to light had not been considered a problem before. Lots of things that were seen as acceptable three months ago are no longer regarded that way,; Mr. Hartle said. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Meanwhile, a representative for one of the show's advertisers - the American Council on Education, an association of colleges - said the group had been unaware that its spots promoting higher education had run on the show. The commercials are part of a public service campaign created and donated by the Ad Council, said Terry Hartle, a spokesman for the college group. (The Ledger)
Dr. Stanley O. Ikenberry, former president of the American Council on Education and president emeritus and regent professor of the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill, was first elected to Aquila's board in 1993. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, Aquila operates electricity and natural gas distribution utilities serving customers in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. (Primezone Releases)
You could try any of these things -- they've all surfaced in the post-Virginia security debate -- and you still might not prevent disaster, said David Ward, president of the American Council on Education. "You're dealing with such an irrational, almost unbelievably unique event," said Ward, whose group represents 1,800 college presidents. (Albany Times Union)
This is a very, very difficult and gray area, when you take action to remove the student from the campus environment, versus when you encourage the student to use the resources available on campus,; said Ada Meloy, director of legal and regulatory affairs at the American Council on Education. In an emergency, you can share certain information, but it;s not clear what;s an emergency. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Sheldon Steinbach, a former attorney for the American Council on Education, said universities are well versed in handling troubled students, and only with 20-20 hindsight could one have predicted such trauma. "On any given campus, particularly one that is as academically selective as Tech is, there are individuals that exhibit peculiar tendencies, and increasingly more and more students come to school with a variety of emotional problems and on medication," Steinbach said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
The newly formed NADOHE, an affiliate of the American Council on Education, held its first meeting in February. Cantor is the former president of the American Council on Education. (Daily Orange, NY)
"It's a difficult, imperfect process and not one that yields obvious benefits," says Ada Meloy of the American Council on Education, a non-profit Washington-based umbrella group for colleges and universities. Even so, the idea appears to be gaining steam. (USA Today -- News)
" Universities can find themselves in a double bind. On the one hand, they may be liable if they fail to prevent a suicide or murder. After the death of Elizabeth H. Shin, an MIT student who had written several suicide notes and used the university counseling service before setting herself on fire, the Massachusetts Superior Court allowed her parents, who had not been told of her psychological deterioration, to sue administrators for $27.7 million. The case was settled for an undisclosed amount.... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
economics professor Jorge G. Gonzalez has been named a fellow of the American Council on Education for the 2007-2008 academic year. Gonzalez was selected as one of 39 researchers to the ACE Fellows Program as part of a national competition. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Trinity economist selected for national fellowship on higher education - San Antonio Business Journal. Members: Not Registered. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
"It's a unique honor afforded Texas Southern University," said Sheldon Steinbach, a Washington, D.C., attorney and former vice president and general counsel for the American Council on Education, which represents more than 1,800 colleges and universities. The proposal comes after a series of a financial missteps and a spending scandal, which led to criminal charges against former TSU President Priscilla Slade and three aides. (KHOU.com, TX)
"Incidents such as these are as tragic as they are rare on American college campuses," said American Council on Education President David Ward. "Unfortunately it seems no workplace or community institution is immune from random gun violence whether it is a local school, small business, shopping mall or place of worship.". (Los Angeles Times)
In 2001, the American Council on Education and the National Alliance of Business jointly released a two-year study urging closer ties between universities and private corporations. Conflicts of interest. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
"What has happened is unbridled competition meets lack of oversight," said Terry Hartle, senior vice president at the American Council on Education. Part of what is generating the competition is that the government runs two loan programs - and universities usually choose to participate in one or the other. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Jacqueline King, director of the Center for Policy Analysis division of the American Council on Education, said the median income for women ages 25 to 34 who have a high-school diploma is 18,650. She said the median income for men in the same group is 30,000. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
"It gives a hard number that says, 'This is how much (incomes diverge),' " says Bryan Cook of the Center for Policy Analysis at the American Council on Education, an umbrella group for colleges and universities. Students who attend four-year private universities report higher median incomes than those at four-year public universities, but that gap is closing. (USA Today)
"This type of thing is very uncommon," said Claire Van Ummersen, vice president of the American Council on Education, a higher education advocacy group. "But of course, people are free to negotiate whatever they can.". (Sun-Sentinel.com)
A report released last year by the American Council on Education estimated that 1. 5 million aid-eligible students, particularly low-income students who have a greater difficulty compiling necessary financial information, didn't fill out a FAFSA form. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Generous severance packages are not unusual for university administrators, particularly in the area of development, said Claire Van Ummersen, vice president of the Washington, D.C.-based American Council on Education. She said an 18-month severance package is common. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
The American Council on Education estimates that 1. 5 million students didn't apply for Pell grants--free money for low-income students--in 2004, even though they would have qualified for the aid. (Orlando Sentinel -- Business)
Madeleine Green, vice president for international initiatives at the American Council on Education, calls India ;the next frontier; for American institutions, many of which have already set up base in China. The pull factor is the interest of India and the opportunity that India now presents,; she said. (The Ledger)
the American Council on Education. the Association of American Universities. (Suite101.com)
The program has already generated a great deal of support from educational organizations such as the Abroad View Foundation, the American Council on Education, the American Association of Community Colleges, the Association of International Educators, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the Association of American Universities, Transitions Abroad, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, World Learning and the National Association of State... (U-Wire.com)
Nationally, only 20 percent of public and private college presidents receive housing allowances and 28 percent live in university-provided residences, according to a survey of 2,148 presidents last year by the American Council on Education, a higher education public policy association. State and community college presidents in Massachusetts have been receiving allowances for at least 15 years, according to the oldest records available with the state Board of Higher Education. (Boston Globe)
" When he was brought in by SOU President Elisabeth Zinser, Cullinan's predecessor, he was assigned to make the school more relevant to the regional business community and extend opportunities for students to engage in that community, Potter said. He pointed to community-based learning and a new grant-supported director of service learning as milestones on that expansion. "In the past year, I've worked with President Cullinan, helping her get her feet on the ground, and I can leave in good... (Mail Tribune, OR)
A recent study by the American Council on Education shows that only 23 percent of university presidents were female in 2006. That number was 9. (U-Wire.com)
Employment: 2001-present, provost and vice president for academic affairs, Eastern Illinois University; 1991-2001, vice provost for academic affairs, University of Rhode Island (and acting vice provost for information services 1996-97 and acting registrar 1995-96); 1990-91, senior assistant to the president for resource allocation, University of Rhode Island; 1988-89, American Council on Education Fellow, University of Bridgeport (Conn. 1981-87, chairman of the department of finance and... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
In addition to currently serving in his position at the University, Harvey said he has also served as vice president of the Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity, a division of the American Council on Education. Harvey expressed optimism about how his new position will impact University students and said he is excited about possible student participation in the national organization. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Sutton told the presidential search committee that a survey conducted by the American Council on Education showed that about half of university presidents are age 61 and older, with many being closer to retirement that looking to change jobs. Iowa is also competing against other universities that are looking for presidents, including Indiana, Ohio State and Purdue. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
The American Council on Education (ACE) released a report last week indicating that university presidential terms have increased almost 30 percent in the last six years, with university heads now spending an average 8. 5 years in office. (Daily Collegian, PA)
But the CSU campaign stands out in its reach and depth, said Melanie Corrigan, associate director of national initiatives at the American Council on Education. "It really is a remarkable effort," she said. (Fresno Bee -- State)
"'Why' is the $64,000 question," said Jacqueline King, director of the Center for Policy Analysis at the American Council on Education. "There's not a lot of research that tells us exactly why this is happening.". (U-Wire.com)
"The data suggests that we will likely see a major turnover in the leadership of American colleges and universities in the next five to 10 years," said James Renick, senior vice president of the American Council on Education. ACE surveyed the nation's 3,396 presidents last year for the report being issued today. (USA Today -- News)
Harvard is the fourth of eight Ivy League campuses with a woman at the helm, a move that may spur more gender diversity in the top ranks of academe, suggests David Ward, president of the American Council on Education (ACE). TURNOVER EXPECTED. (USA Today)
" Faust's selection as president comes as Harvard moves to modernize its more than 30-year-old undergraduate curriculum, a step that is being closely watched by other schools. News that Harvard was naming Faust sent Harvard Yard buzzing. Especially delighted were undergraduates, who said the new president and curriculum would place a long-sought focus on their education. Harvard long used graduate assistants to teach many undergraduate classes, for example. "Everybody is really excited," said... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Women lead three other Ivy League schools and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but only 14 percent of the presidents of research universities nationally are women, according to a report to be issued Monday by the American Council on Education. That's up from 4 percent in 1986. (Boston Globe)
According to the American Council on Education, in the academic year 1999-2000, 8 million undergraduates didn't fill out the FAFSA.. Eight hundred fifty thousand of them were likely eligible for Pell grants -- grants that didn't have to be paid back. (KIRO TV, WA)
Nationwide, the American Council on Education reports in a study to be issued Monday, women make up less than a quarter of the university and college presidents. From 1986 to 2006 the number of female presidents rose from 10% to 23%, the study found, although the gains have slowed considerably since the late 1990s. (Los Angeles Times)
"If this represents an actual increase in total need-based student aid, it will be great news," said Terry Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education, an umbrella group of colleges and universities. But if supplemental grant programs are cut, "it's quite possible ... individual students could be less well off.". (CNN)
f this represents an actual increase in total need-based student aid, it will be great news, said Terry Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education, an umbrella group of colleges and universities. But if supplemental grant programs are cut, t's quite possible. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
"You're looking to find a president to come into this institution that's had some difficulty," said Claire Van Ummersen , a vice president at the American Council on Education. However, C. Dixon "Dick" Spangler Jr. , a Harvard alumnus and a former president of the University of North Carolina, dismissed such concerns and said he doubted that anyone would turn Harvard down. (Boston Globe)
" Motivated by pressures Even then, the decisions are not easy. "You can have compassion for a young man who has made a mistake and provide an opportunity for him to rectify his ways," said Sheldon Steinbach, former general counsel of the American Council on Education. "On the other hand, people who have been involved in violent physical attacks have a greater propensity to engage in those acts. "What is the responsibility of the institution to evaluate that? The situation is complicated by the... (USA Today -- Sports)
Certain things become popular as state initiatives, like the ban on gay marriages, and restrictions on affirmative action could become one of those things,; said Terry Hartle, senior vice president for government and public affairs at the American Council on Education. If so, he said, private universities, with their wide discretion in admissions and financial aid, could have a competitive advantage regarding diversity, reshaping the landscape of higher education. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Sheldon Steinbach, a higher education law specialist and retired general counsel at the American Council on Education, said he never heard of such a restriction. Distinguishing between politicians and executive officeholders "is a distinction without a difference," he said. (NEPA News, PA)
With being the first real estate investing education program in the nation awarded the American Council on Education (ACE) recommendation status, NRU, based out of Scottsdale, Arizona, is creating real estate investors by the thousands locally and nationwide. On Saturday, February 3 from 9 am - 5 pm at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, Room 502A, the local Woodland Hills group of NRU real estate investors joined by their Los Angeles counterparts is offering an... (Los Angeles Daily News)
" She declined to offer further examples and said reviews would be case by case. Politicians routinely speak at commencements across the nation and in Western Pennsylvania. Officials at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University said yesterday they had no policy discouraging politicians at commencement. The same reply came from Carlow University, La Roche College and St. Vincent College, three other Catholic schools in the region. St. Vincent has recently invited President Bush to... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
But, the phenomenon of megagifts -- Tufts in fiscal 2006 received a record $100 million donation from founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pam, and $40 million from Jonathan M. Tisch, chief executive of Loews Hotels -- is recent, said Terry Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education, a trade organization for US institutions of higher education. "As wealth has grown dramatically" in the United States, "it's been more and more possible for wealthy individuals to leave... (Boston Globe)
Regarding this unusual deviation from business as usual, David Ward, president of the American Council on Education, told the Chronicle of Higher Education, "We've justified the upward pressure [on prices] for 20 years by saying that we are subsidizing those who can't afford it and that the market will bear it. Perhaps the market is telling us we can't bear it.". In other words, perhaps Princeton's decision to freeze tuition costs indicates a new trend among elite institutions of lowering prices... (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Such deals between a college and a corporation have been going on for almost 20 years and are increasingly common, said Susan Porter Robinson, vice president for lifelong learning at the American Council on Education, a college trade association in Washington, D.C.. "They certainly have their standards," she said. (Albany Times Union)
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