University Says Nerf Guns Are No Game Mar 9, 2008
Representatives of the Association for Student Judicial Affairs, the American Council on Education and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators also hadn't heard of any other bans. The game is relatively simple. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Colleges petition Congress for security aid Mar 8, 2008
"Security is a very big deal," at universities since Virginia Tech, said Terry Hartle, a senior vice president with the American Council on Education, which represents 1,800 public and private colleges. "The last phone call a college president wants to make is to parents to tell them that their son or daughter has been seriously injured or died.". (USA Today)
Learning goes on in usual "time off" Mar 4, 2008
"Colleges recognize that they have to do whatever they can to make programs work in the busy lives of working students," said Jacqueline King of the American Council on Education. A community college in Reno even offered courses starting at midnight for casino workers, said Fresno City College President Ned Doffoney. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Iowa Western earns President's Honor Feb 23, 2008
The college was recognized at the American Council on Education in San Diego on February 11. The Honor Roll and the event were sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, and Campus Compact. (Missouri Valley Times News, IA)
Investigation launched into school’s practices Feb 21, 2008
The GED is a program of the American Council on Education, an association of higher education institutions and affiliated organizations. Each state has a GED coordinator, housed in one of the states education agencies - in Mississippi, with the State Board of Community and Junior Colleges. (Calhoun City Monitor Herald, MS)
Ad blitz polishes Fresno State image Feb 19, 2008
"Institutions that fail to keep pace and build awareness are in danger of being ignored or left behind," said Tim McDonough, a spokesman for the American Council on Education. Fresno State's campaign was not launched to counter negative publicity resulting from sex-discrimination verdicts won by former coaches Lindy Vivas and Stacy Johnson-Klein, said Peter Smits, vice president for university advancement. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Others who show excellence Feb 14, 2008
Audrey Kelaher, American Council on Education. Kevin Kruger, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. (USA Today)
Hillary Slams MSNBC... Praises FOXNEWS? Feb 12, 2008
com's Daily FishbowlDC Feed via email. Click to receive mediabistro. (The Drudge Report)
GI Bill falling short of college tuition costs Feb 10, 2008
A Korean War veteran from a working-class background who tapped the GI Bill to launch his academic career, Wright has helped begin a privately funded program in coordination with the American Council on Education to offer college counseling to veterans and help them find financial aid to supplement the GI Bill. Efforts by Wright, other academic institutions, and individual philanthropists, such as billionaire financier Jerome Kohlberg, who last year announced a $4 million scholarship fund for... (Boston Globe)
Editorial: Colleges must accept any candidate Feb 6, 2008
The American Council on Education says that as long as a college or university would give any candidate the equal opportunity to speak, it may welcome whomever it chooses. Despite the protests that crowded the sidewalks of both the Moore and Gallagher events in 2004, staying informed has to extend past partisanship and matters of opinion. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Dartmouth President Wright to leave next year Feb 5, 2008
Wright conceived and helped raise funds for an American Council on Education program to provide college counseling to veterans in military hospitals. He also has worked to extend the GI bill and will continue that work with Sen. (Concord Monitor)
Vets often denied academic credits for military experience, special skills Feb 5, 2008
The American Council on Education, the chief coordinating body for higher education institutions, acts as a kind of accrediting agency for the armed forces ... Surveys by the American Council on Education found that 14 percent of colleges and universities do not award any military credit, and 30 percent do not award credit for occupational experiences, just for coursework ... Donald Morrison, 28, an Army reservist from Brookline who worked in logistics during a 2004 tour in Iraq, said... (Boston Globe)
An open letter to the University of Colorado Board of Regents Jan 30, 2008
Thank you kindly for voting to implement the ACE (American Council on Education) Statement on Academic Rights and Responsibilities. This action, combined with the legislation proposed by Dave Schultheis (R- Colorado Springs, SB 45) will reign in a new era for higher education in Colorado. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Obituaries for Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008 Jan 29, 2008
During his tenure on the St. Olaf faculty, he received a grant from the American Council on Education to further his administrative experience at San Fernando Valley State College in Northridge, Calif. Dr. Rose served as President of Valley City State College in Valley City, N.D., from 1970 through 1974. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
SU alum named first female president of education program Jan 28, 2008
Molly Broad, an alumna of Syracuse University, was recently named president of the American Council on Education (ACE), the first woman to hold the position. Broad "is policy-oriented, persistent and nice" said Kenneth "Buzz" Shaw, chancellor emeritus at SU. "Everyone is proud of Molly, but not surprised.". (Daily Orange, NY)
For LSU's Lombardi, the tables have turned Jan 27, 2008
The American Council on Education estimates that an additional 1. 5 million students each year would qualify for financial aid if they applied. (Boston Globe)
Senators press colleges for more details Jan 25, 2008
Colleges are likely to view the request as "an unwelcome surprise," says Becky Timmons, assistant vice president for government relations at the American Council on Education, a higher education umbrella group in Washington. Timmons said the association has been has been sending "endless amounts of information" to the Senate committee for six months. (USA Today -- News)
MPAA: Big mistake on downloading study Jan 24, 2008
Terry Hartle, vice president of the American Council on Education, which represents higher education in Washington, said the mistakes showed the entertainment industry has unfairly targeted college campuses. "Illegal peer-to-peer file-sharing is a society-wide problem. Some of it occurs at colleges and universities but it is a small portion of the total," he said, adding colleges will continue to take the problem seriously, but more regulation isn't necessary. (USA Today -- Tech)
MPAA revises figures on how much college students cost movie business Jan 23, 2008
Terry Hartle, vice president of the American Council on Education, which represents higher education in Washington, said the mistakes showed the entertainment industry has unfairly targeted college campuses. Illegal peer-to-peer file-sharing is a society-wide problem. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Grassley wants college endowments used to help pay tuition Jan 22, 2008
Colleges already are using endowments to help pay college costs for low-income students and reduce the amount of college debt, said the American Council on Education, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Association of American Universities and National Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges. Grinnell College is already increasing financial aid to students and reduce and eliminate loans, said President Russell Osgood. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Financial aid Jan 22, 2008
For most families, "If a child is accepted at Harvard and Berkeley, it's now less expensive to send that child to Harvard," says Terry Hartle, senior vice president for the American Council on Education. But to qualify for these generous financial aid packages or any financial aid you must fill out a FAFSA. The form is used to determine eligibility not only for federal aid but for state aid and for scholarships and grants from private schools. (USA Today -- Money)
Veteran wants more ex-military people in college Jan 20, 2008
He's working with a program of the American Council on Education that reaches out to recent veterans to try to get them into college ... As of last month, the American Council on Education had helped nearly 200 military personnel seriously injured in Iraq or Afghanistan and their families get into institutions of higher education. (Concord Monitor)
Beware Of Online Diplomas, Council Says Jan 17, 2008
-- Some general education diplomas may not be worth the paper their written on, according to a consumer warning from the American Council on Education. The department is warning people not to trust online companies that promise to deliver a GED over the Internet because many produce fake diplomas. (Click2Houston, TX)
Get help applying for college aid Jan 12, 2008
However, the American Council on Education estimates that there are more than 1. 5 million undergraduates annually who do not file a FAFSA form that would, in fact, qualify for financial aid. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Final multiple scores increase for Sailors with degrees Jan 10, 2008
Sailors using the roadmap will first verify their existing academic transcripts contained in their Electronic Training Jacket on NKO. This information is compiled from the individual's Sailor/Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript. Once this information has been verified, Sailors can consult with their local Navy College Officer or the Navy College Center to develop their specific education plan. (The Dolphin, CT)
WVU exec forms panel to probe his own actions Jan 3, 2008
"I would go out of state for a majority of the panel," said Sheldon Steinbach, a higher education law specialist and retired general counsel with the Washington, D.C.-based American Council on Education. "You want someone with national standing and perspective who has no relationship to the individuals or the state of West Virginia.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Veterans' plans aren't easy to gauge Dec 27, 2007
Under a program created this year by the American Council on Education, a non-profit group, volunteers are working with veterans at three military hospitals. Of 156 service members who have received counseling, 49 have sought admission and been accepted into a study program this fall. (USA Today)
NASFAA Names Dr. Philip R. Day as New CEO and President Dec 21, 2007
"Philip Day is the best person to do this. I look forward to working with him to continue the effectiveness of NASFAA during this most important time in our history." Day has been a member of the board of directors for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and for the American Council on Education (ACE). While on the Board of AACC, he was the founding Chair of the Commission on Workforce and Economic Development. (PR Newswire)
Winners of the Eighth Annual John McLendon Memorial Minority Postgraduate Scholarship Awards Announced Dec 17, 2007
The John McLendon Memorial Minority Blue Ribbon Committee responsible for selecting the five individual for the McLendon Scholarship include Wayne Embry, senior basketball advisor to the president, Toronto Raptors; Greg Gumbel, CBS Sports; Curt Hamakawa, assistant professor of sport management, Western New England College; Mike Haynes, vice president of player and employee development, National Football League; Jim Kahler, executive director, Center for Sports Administration, Ohio University;... (Nacda.com)
College coaching turnover has unsettling effect on schools Dec 14, 2007
"The stakes have become so high that decisions that might have been relatively easy 10 or 20 years ago have become more difficult and problematic," says Stanley Ikenberry, former president of the University of Illinois and former head of the American Council on Education. "Michigan the stakes for them are incredible.". (USA Today -- Sports)
Yale University Joins Harvard in Easing Student Costs, Colleges May Follow Dec 12, 2007
Other schools, responding to competition for the best students, will follow suit, said Terry Hartle, senior vice president at the Washington-based American Council on Education. Elite selective institutions are in fierce competition with each other for everything,'' Hartle said in a telephone interview yesterday. (Bloomberg -- US)
S.F. State is latest school to start naming buildings for donors Dec 11, 2007
"This is (relatively) new in the public sector," said Claire Van Ummersen, a vice president at the American Council on Education in Washington, D.C., an umbrella group representing thousands of colleges and universities. "At one time there was an unwritten rule that construction at public colleges and universities would be covered by the state," she said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Workplace tensions rise as dads seek family time Dec 11, 2007
9 million students enrolled in U.S. colleges, according to a 2007 report from the American Council on Education in Washington, D.C.. That's a dramatic shift from 1965, when men made up 61% of college enrollments, and the gender gap on campuses is continuing to widen in favor of women. (USA Today -- Jobs)
Top-tier colleges ease cost burden Dec 11, 2007
Extending relief to upper-middle-income families is "a tremendous step," says Terry Hartle of the American Council on Education, a non-profit umbrella group for colleges and universities. "Essentially they've covered 95% of all American families.". (USA Today)
Provost named Dec 7, 2007
He was the Kellogg-NAFEO MIS Leadership Fellow from 2003-2004 in the Office of the President at Alabama State University and also studied in Salzburg, Austria in Fall 1999 as part of the Salzburg Seminar, "Globalization in Higher Education." He was an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow in Spring 1999, serving in the Office of the President at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and was an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow in Fall 1998, serving in the Office of the President... (Macomb Journal, IL)
At Washington's Shakespeare Theater, donor a personal corner Dec 4, 2007
"It is an unprecedented act of selfless philanthropy," Terry Hartle, senior vice president for the American Council on Education, told The Associated Press. "I hope it is the start of a trend." Hear hear, Mr. Hartle. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Colleges are in cahoots with credit card companies on campus Nov 30, 2007
PIRG has been joined in this campaign by the American Council on Education, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, and the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Consumer and higher education groups have become increasingly concerned that college students, many of whom do not have a job or steady income, are getting credit cards without fully understanding the credit terms. (Boston Globe)
Colleges in for a hard lesson on taming tuition, lawmakers hope Nov 20, 2007
Cutting off financial aid to schools that raise tuition beyond a certain level would limit students' choices, contends Terry Hartle, vice president for the American Council on Education. And many lawmakers in both parties are leery of any proposal that would impose price controls on college tuition. (USA Today -- Money)
Northeastern president tops pay list Nov 13, 2007
"It looks like a bonanza, but it's something that has been negotiated and earned over the years," said Sheldon Steinbach, a higher-education lawyer and former general counsel for the American Council on Education. "It's not a parting gift.". (Boston Globe)
Talk, no resolution, in AU's run-in with Turks: Branch campus allows women to wear head scarves, contrary to Turkish law Nov 13, 2007
The American Council on Education attempted to answer that question with its May 2007 publication, Venturing Abroad: Delivering U.S. Degrees Through Overseas Branch Campuses and Programs. Among the reasons given in the publication were pursuing and diversifying revenue, enhancing prestige or keeping up with competitors, advancing internationalization and advancing a service mission. (Hornell Evening Tribune, NY)
Registration open for 'virtual college fair' Nov 13, 2007
Tim McDonough of the American Council on Education, which represents college presidents, says such virtual events could offer a huge boost to colleges with small recruiting budgets and to students in rural areas. "If you live in a place like Zanesville (Ohio), it may be pretty difficult for you to get to a college fair in Cincinnati or Cleveland," he says. (USA Today -- Tech)
Wanblee Veterans Day event to honor highly decorated Army officer Nov 11, 2007
He also received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Council on Education and the President's Award from the Community College System. Others to be honored at the fourth annual Veterans Day Celebration in Wanblee include Oglala Sioux Tribe President John Yellow Bird Steele, Rosebud Sioux Tribe President Rodney Bordeaux, Mount Rushmore National Memorial Superintendent Gerard Baker and Badlands National Park Superintendent Paige Baker. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
'Sacco and Vanzetti': the case that never dies Nov 8, 2007
Terry Hartle is vice president of government relations for the American Council on Education. Get Monitor stories by e-mail. (Christian Science Monitor)
'Unprecedented' business school gift comes with 'no names' attached Nov 6, 2007
"It is an unprecedented act of selfless philanthropy. I don't know of another case where anything remotely like this has taken place and I hope it is the start of a trend," said Terry Hartle, senior vice president for the American Council on Education. "It's the most interesting development in philanthropy I've seen in the last year.". (Daily Iowan, IA)
What some schools are doing Nov 5, 2007
That offers lots of flexibility for adults, who represent about 39% of all undergraduates today, according to the American Council on Education. About a third of NAU's students enrolled off the main Flagstaff campus are adults, and their average age is the early 30s. (USA Today)
Former St. Mary College president joins Hall of Fame Nov 4, 2007
Early in her term of office, she was called to leadership roles in such organizations as the Association of American Colleges, the North Central Association of Colleges and schools, the American Council on Education and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. In addition to starting the University's program for adult students which now represents 50 percent of the student population and instructional program for prison inmates, Sister Mary Janet started an exchange... (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
GED graduation November 7 Oct 31, 2007
Coosa Valley Technical College is an official General Educational Development Testing Center under contract with the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education and the American Council on Education. Classifieds. (Rockmart Journal, GA)
Graduating into debt Oct 25, 2007
Until recently, the bulk of student loans to undergraduates were federally administered at rates set by Congress such as those administered by student lender SLM Corp. But loans issued by private lenders are the fastest-growing segment of the market, according to the American Council on Education ... "These loans are marketed as being less labor-intensive to get," said Jacqueline King, director of the American Council on Education's Center for Policy Analysis. (Los Angeles Times)
College prices, student borrowing up Oct 24, 2007
David Ward, president of the American Council on Education, an advocacy group, said in a statement that increases in college tuition have been relatively stable for five years running 2 to 3 percentage points above inflation. But he is still "concerned about the overall financial health of higher education," including a "quiet cost-shifting" from state support to tuition. (USA Today -- News)
CCAC president search down to two Oct 23, 2007
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)
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)
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)
• 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)
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)
$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)
