“America needs higher education once again. This is our moment.”
ICYMI: Hundreds of #highered leaders gathered in Washington during a rapidly shifting federal policy landscape for #ACEx2025.
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“America needs higher education once again,” ACE President Ted Mitchell said. “This is our moment.”
Hundreds of #highered leaders gathered in Washington during a rapidly shifting federal policy landscape for the #ACEx2025.
Read all about it here: ow.ly/r0rI50V0ucO
“Preparing for a Presidential or Executive-Level Search in Higher Education: A Guide for Women in Leadership” is here! Developed by ACE Women’s Network Executive Council, it supports women navigating executive-level search. Presented by @holliechessman at #ACEx2025 www.acenet.edu/Documents/Pr...
"As awful as things can get, I believe in this country. I believe in the people here. And I know education makes the difference.”
ACE Centennial Fellow Freeman A. Hrabowski III with a powerful message to close out #ACEx2025.
Thank you, all, for joining us!
Rio Salado College and Windward Community College are the recipients of the 2025 ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation. Congratulations to both institutions! @fideinvest.bsky.social #ACEx2025
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ACE President Ted Mitchell, Howard University President Ben Vinson III, and @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social President Valerie Smith join Gunja to further unpack the revised classifications. #ACEx2025
Mushtaq Gunja, executive director of the Carnegie Classification Systems, breaks down the first phase of the redesigned Carnegie Classifications, which was announced today. #ACEx2025
“How should higher education respond?” ACE’s Nick Anderson asks to kick off a session on changing demographics that features Carleton College professor Nathan Grawe, Jeff Strohl with @georgetowncew.bsky.social, and Patrick Lane from @wiche-edu.bsky.social. #ACEx2025
“It is really incredibly important that we make our voices heard,” Fansmith tells attendees at #ACEx2025.
“Representatives in Washington would prefer to hear from their own constituents,” Brown adds.
“The change and pace is incredibly rapid.” ACE’s Jon Fansmith provides an update on the federal policy landscape before breaking down the latest updates and considering what’s to come with ACE’s Jessie Brown. #ACEx2025
Jon Fansmith at #ACEx2025 cuts through the noise in this time of tumult for higher education & nearly every other part of American life. He rightfully quotes Churchill: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” @aceducation.bsky.social
Thank you @aceducation.bsky.social for hosting this panel at #ACEx2025. Given the threats we are facing to academic freedom & civil discourse, conversations like this are so important. Just being able to have them becomes an act of affirmation & resistance. We’re saying “There is a better way.”
ACE is pleased to award Richard Helldobler, president of
William Paterson University, with the 2025 Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award. Congrats, President Helldobler! #ACEx2025 @fideinvest.bsky.social
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Speaking at the at the ACE Fellows Program 60th Anniversary Celebration, Nita Banks, director of the ACE Fellows Program, celebrates six decades of the Fellows Program and honors the people who have shaped the program. #ACEx2025
Chancellor King sits on stage next to an emcee at The Kennedy Center
Honored to take part in @aceducation.bsky.social #ACEx2025 to explore the importance of institutions fostering a culture of belonging, excellence, and opportunity for all students.
At #ACEx2025, Fred Lawrence, Phi Beta Kappa CEO, described the need for "vigorous civility" and what we can do to get there in a conversation with @aaiusa.bsky.social President @jjz1600.bsky.social and Dartmouth College professor Susannah Heschel on promoting respectful dialogue on campus.
Thanks to Fred Lawrence, Susannah Heschel, @jjz1600.bsky.socia for sharing their wise counsel with us at #ACEx2025. And thank you @aceducation.bsky.social for knowing the importance of modeling the type of conversations that should be happening on every college campus. #HigherEducationBuildsAmerica
ACE's @holliechessman.bsky.social, Zainab Okolo from The Jed Foundation, and Wayne State University Professor Sasha Zhou examined key policy considerations for student mental health on campus in the current sociopolitical climate at #ACEx2025.
Following lunch at #ACEx2025, Tony Bennett, former UVA men's basketball coach, and Christine Brennan, an award-winning national sports columnist, explored the rapidly changing world of college athletics.
Dozens of college presidents, representing the full spectrum of higher education, gathered in Washington for ACE’s inaugural Hill Day, where they met with policymakers to advocate for #highered. #ACEx2025
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“Our schools need to defend our missions,” Wesleyan University President Michael Roth said in a discussion with @washingtonpost.com reporter @laurameckler.bsky.social on challenges impacting free speech and autonomy in #highered at #ACEx2025.
Congratulations to Mildred Garcia, chancellor of @calstate.bsky.social, on winning the 2025 TIAA Institute Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education! #ACEx2025
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Rep. Dan Goldman with CUNY Chancellor Fèlix Matos Rodríguez posing with a smile, standing in front of a map
Rep. Grace Meng and CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez in an office with a view of the U.S. Capitol in the background.
Representing @cuny.edu as part of "ACE (American Council on Education) on the Hill Day" connecting our higher education leaders with members of Congress. Thanks to @repdangoldman.bsky.social and @meng.house.gov for their support and interest in higher education. #ACEx2025
Scott Carlson and Jack Stripling with @chronicle.com and @emoryuniversity.bsky.social Professor Christine Whelan examine a critical question: what is college truly for? #ACEx2025
@aceducation.bsky.social “No nation has ever built up its people by tearing down its schools.” Ted Mitchell! #ACEx2025 #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
I’m at #ACEx2025 this week — come say hi if you are too!
“No nation has ever built up its people by tearing down its schools. And we will not be that nation. We believe higher education builds America,” ACE President Ted Mitchell says to a round of applause at #ACEx2025.
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If for no other reason, come to #ACEX2025 for THIS. I'm so honored to my father, Dr. James Zogby @jjz1600.bsky.social, is joining us to speak about academic freedom and fostering open and respectful campus dialogue about the Gaza War. JOIN US! acexperience.vfairs.com
Join Tony Bennett, 3x National Coach of the Year & former UVA men’s basketball head coach, at #ACEx2025! He’ll explore challenges & the future of college athletics, sharing leadership insights from the court to the campus. Feb. 12–13 in DC. Register today: ow.ly/SqtY50UrSJj
Register for #ACEx2025 to hear from Vivienne Stern, Chief Executive of Universities UK! She’ll explore global challenges in higher education, comparing strategies worldwide to U.S. issues. Gain fresh perspectives and insights to advance higher education. ow.ly/H40a50Upn4a
