Don't Flunk This Class May 20, 2008
But what happens here is hardly "Mopping 101." H.U.'s curriculum is said to be the only one offered in the quick-service business to receive college credit recommendation from the American Council on Education. And in the U.K., the Golden Arches has just been approved to develop A-level-equivalent curricula by British educational authorities. (MediaWeek.com)
Student-loan legislation moves forward May 2, 2008
But "the economy's liquidity problems have made it virtually impossible for lenders to sell their loans," says Terry Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education (ACE) in Washington. If necessary, the department could become that missing secondary market. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
God and Man at Notre Dame Apr 17, 2008
In 1966, the American Council on Education issued a study that failed to uncover a single Catholic university with a "distinguished or even strong" graduate department. This prompted Monsignor John Tracy Ellis, a leading American Catholic historian, to suggest a radical consolidation: American Catholics should support no more than three Catholic universities, one on each coast and one in between. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Booster supports school at all costs Apr 9, 2008
Sheldon Steinbach, former general counsel of the American Council on Education, says the idea donors get some deference should come as no surprise. Money buys influence in many spheres. (USA Today -- Sports)
Can new math lessons help kids pass the WASL? Apr 7, 2008
wrote on Apr 6, 2008 12:07 PM:" Pres. Bush does not get the blame for WASL or standards (though there is plenty of mud to pitch at him). Current school reform in Washington, with standards, WASL, high-stakes testing, had many groups pushing it along starting in the early 1990's. In 1991 Gov. Booth Gardner created the Governor's Council on Education Reform and shortly thereafter the Legislature started passing ed reform bills. The Washington Business Roundtable had a huge influence on the... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Black Marriage Day aimsto strengthen communities Mar 30, 2008
5 percent of black women that age, according to the American Council on Education. "If I'm a woman with a PhD, I don't want to marry a brother who works at the car wash," said Lassiter, who organized a weekend of relationship workshops, a vow-renewal ceremony and even on-the-spot weddings in metro Atlanta. (KHOU.com, TX)
Western colleges find school mates in India Mar 29, 2008
Small wonder then that the American Council on Education already feels that India is the next frontier (after China) for American institutions. According to Senagala, "India has more potential than the USA because the US system has been established and it is not nimble enough at this time to change to global forces and globalization.". (Asia Times Online)
Head of University of Texas is hired as UC president Mar 28, 2008
Terry Hartle, a senior vice president at the American Council on Education, said it was hard to imagine Yudof taking a pay cut. "The University of California is quite possibly the best public university the world has ever seen. If they want the best possible leader for that system, they are going to have to pay what the market demands," he said. (Los Angeles Times)
Mother of 9/11 victim discusses creation of political lobbying firm Mar 26, 2008
Terry Hartle, the senior vice president of the Government and Public Affairs Division of American Council on Education, spoke after Fetchet. His professional's insight into lobbying complimented her experience. (Daily Orange, NY)
Contemporary clay Mar 22, 2008
The impetus for this display -- nearly all of which is open to the public and free -- is the annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, which ends today, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. A large percentage of the exhibitions also close at the end of the day, so it's a good time to lace up those walking shoes and hit the streets. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
IHL defends secret hires, eyes interim MSU chief Mar 21, 2008
The average tenure is about six years for a public university president, according to a study by the American Council on Education. Meredith on Wednesday was summoned to the state Capitol by lawmakers irritated by the IHL board's 2006 decision to stop revealing names of their top presidential prospects for public scrutiny. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
U. of Texas chancellor may be new UC president Mar 21, 2008
It's hard to imagine someone better suited to run the University of California at the present time, said Terry Hartle, senior vice president at the American Council on Education. Yudof has led a similarly complex public university system and dealt effectively with campus controversies, Hartle said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
So much ceramics to see, so little time Mar 19, 2008
The annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) begins today in Pittsburgh, bringing with it an opportunity for the general public to see a large array of current ceramic expression that includes functional pottery, sculpture and hybrids of the two. Registration opens this morning at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, where a wealth of programming will appeal to aficionados. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
N.Y.'s Cuomo examining pacts between colleges, banks Mar 17, 2008
Ada Meloy, general counsel of the American Council on Education, which represents more than 1,800 colleges and universities, says Cuomo's investigation of debit- and credit-card partnerships may find "isolated cases of irregularity, but we expect the majority of (colleges) to pass muster because there has been so much attention paid to these potential conflicts of interest.". Lowell Adkins, executive director of the National Association of Campus Card Users which represents colleges and... (USA Today -- Money)
Ceramic Circus Mar 16, 2008
The occasion is the annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts that this year will be held Wednesday through Saturday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. While there is a fee to attend the conference, most of the ceramic exhibitions are outside the convention center, open to the public and, with a couple of exceptions, free. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
‘Doc' Foglesong quits MSU job Mar 15, 2008
The average tenure length is about six years for a public university president, according to a study by the American Council on Education. It's very difficult being a university president, said Bryce Griffis of Starkville, a former trustee on the state Board of Institutions of Higher Learning. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
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)
Conference will cover city in clay Mar 5, 2008
"PS 106" by Laura Thompson, of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, is in the "National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Regional Student Juried Exhibition" at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts ... The impetus for such activity is the annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), which this year is expected to draw 5,000 participants to Pittsburgh. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
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)
250,000 more health care workers needed by 2020 Feb 29, 2008
The Association of Schools of Public Health is made up of 40 schools of public health in North America that are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. Latest News. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
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)
Michael Evans “Mike” Wilson Feb 16, 2008
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Community calendar Feb 15, 2008
Proceeds from the event will be used to assist students with a trip to the 40th Annual National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts Conference in Pittsburgh, Penn. There is a limit of 500 tickets. (Sulphur Southwest Daily News, LA)
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
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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)
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)
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)
C&J department recommended for reaccreditation Jan 31, 2008
A team from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications recommended the program be accredited after a three-day review that began Monday, Communications and Journalism chairman John Oetzel said. "They found us in full compliance with every standard and are recommending us for accreditation," he said. (The Daily Lobo, NM)
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)
County posts attract ‘stacks’ of resumés Dec 29, 2007
For example, there will now be a Department of Arts and Recreation rather than a separate Department of Parks and Recreation and a Council on Education and Culture. The deputy director of historic facilities, deputy director of arts and culture, and deputy director of parks and recreation would report to the director of the Department of Arts and Recreation. (Scranton Times, 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)
Nigeria: Govt Launches New School Curriculum Nov 9, 2007
The National Council on Education (NCE) has already approved the curriculum and plans are in high gear to produce the curriculum in mass for immediate use in schools ... He said, "we would start from primary one and gradually phase out the old primary school curriculum, we also start with JSS 1 and phase out that of the junior secondary school."The curriculum has two component, the primary and junior secondary curriculum, that was the initial plans by the council on education last year , but now... (allAfrica.com)
'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)
