Is #education the reason why #Pennsylvania is the world's 25th largest economy?

#AICUP response to @visualcap.bsky.social
www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-large...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPT7...

#College #Harrisburg #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

How do #Pennsylvnia #colleges support national #defense?

Find out in the #AICUP defense survey and report.

Survey:
aicup.org/wp-content/u...

Report:
aicup.org/wp-content/u...

Sunday's #Inquirer: @inquirer.com www.inquirer.com/education/co...

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@deptofwar.bsky.social #higheredbuildsamerica

The Governor’s budget proposal recognized the value of the #AICUP sector to #Pennsylvania, with additional funding to the student-directed grants from #PHEAA.

👉 Learn more:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/govern...

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#PAproud #PABudget @governor.pa.gov #PAGetsItDone #harrisburg #higheredbuildsamerica

#AICUP will be in #DC next week, February 1-4, representing 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

👉 Learn about the AICUP impact:
aicup.org/wp-content/u...

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#Pennsylvania #CapitolHill #Harrisburg #PAProud #America250PA #PAGetsItDone #NAICU #NAICU50 #NAICU2026 #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

Here's something we can all agree on:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.

Read more from #AICUP Pres. Tom Foley in @usnews.com
👉 www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

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#Pell #PellGrant #DoublePell #scholarship #FinancialAid #College #University #HigherEd #Pennsylvania #HigherEdBuildsAmerica #USNews

#College enrollment hits 10-year high, @washingtonpost.com:
👉 www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

The word is getting out that 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩, and people are listening.

Read more:
👉 tinyurl.com/mrt8e6zk

#AICUP map:
👉 aicup.org/about-us/mem...

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#Pennsylvania #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

Colleges give more to students than even federal or state financial aid. @wsj.com: "Institutional grants accounted for nearly half of all grant aid for undergraduate and graduate students..."

👉 www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

#WSJ #college #HigherEdBuildsAmerica #Pennsylvania #Harrisburg #AICUP

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮.

The AICUP sector helps build our state's #workforce and economy with
• 279,000 students
• $29B annual impact
• 200,000 jobs

👉 Learn about the #AICUP impact:
aicup.org/wp-content/u...

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#HigherEdBuildsPennsylvania #HigherEdBuildsAmerica #Pennsylvania

Here's a chart showing average earnings for people with and without a college degree. At age 22, they earn 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦, but see what happens next, over the span of a career.

#College is #worthit

👉 brookings.edu/articles/wha...

🎓 #Pennsylvania #AICUP #Brookings @brookings.edu
#HigherEdBuildsAmerica

Turns out, 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁, despite repeated college-bashing messages from politicians and the news media.

👉 hechingerreport.org/no-college-d...

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#Pennsylvania #AICUP #college #university #degree #worthit #paperceiling #higheredbuildsamerica

"Is a bachelor’s #degree worth it? #workers with a 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝟳𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲" according to @georgetowncew.bsky.social

👉 Report: cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/...
📢 News Release: cew.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...

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#HigherEdBuildsAmerica #CEW #AICUP #ROI #University #HigherEd

#AICUP President Tom Foley at the @insidehighered.com US Universities Summit in Hoboken. Tom is moderating today’s panel, “The skills gap and beyond: Higher education’s new role in #workforce preparation.”

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#USunisummit #IHE #THE @timeshighered.bsky.social #highered #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

The @nobelprize.bsky.social winners will be announced next week, and we'll be watching to see which Pennsylvanians "bring home the gold!" 🏆

1 in 6 of all American #Nobel Prize winners are affiliated with an #AICUP #college in #Pennsylvania

👉 apnews.com/article/nobe...

#HigherEdBuildsAmerica 🎓

US faces shortfall of 5.3M college-educated workers by 2032 Nursing, teaching and engineering would experience the largest gaps, per a study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.

The #USA needs 5.3 million more college-educated #workers to be competitive. How are legislators helping #college #students succeed?

#AICUP schools already educate the majority of #engineers, #nurses, and #teachers in this state.

👉 www.highereddive.com/news/us-face...

#HigherEdBuildsAmerica

ACE's dotEDU Podcast Join our hosts Jon Fansmith, Mushtaq Gunja, and Sarah Spreitzer as they delve into the policy aspects of issues that impact campuses, students, and higher education leaders.

You can get Hot Takes on higher ed anywhere. But for What is Actually Happening in the policy chaos of Washington, you need Fansmith, Spreitzer and Gunja. Today 2 pm: season premiere of dotEDU! P.S.: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica www.acenet.edu/Pages/dotedu...

Join us Feb. 25–28, 2026 for the ACE Experience 2026—a powerful week of convenings in Washington, DC where #highered leaders will engage, collaborate, and address urgent challenges. Mark your calendar. #ACEx2026 #HigherEdBuildsAmerica ow.ly/USWc50VywZb

A Texas Community College Remaps the Path From School to Career Community colleges, meant to be a gateway to the American dream, haven’t consistently delivered. A San Antonio system may have figured it out.

In San Antonio, the Alamo Colleges District is improving counseling, aligning academics with careers, and easing credit transfers. It’s called “guided pathways”—and it’s working. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

Read more in @bloomberg.com: ow.ly/tRWr50VmbJm

OPINION: Here’s why we cannot permit America’s partnership with higher education to weaken or dissolve - The Hechinger Report Abrupt cuts in federal funding for life saving medical research. Confusing and misleading new guidance about campus diversity programs. Cancellation, without due process, of hundreds of millions of do...

"No nation has ever built up its people by tearing down its schools. Higher education builds America — and together, we will fight to ensure it continues to do so."

Read ACE President Ted Mitchell's op-ed in @hechingerreport.org. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica ow.ly/IVlC50VkFmM

At a moment of profound chaos, turmoil, and fear, ACE is standing up for higher education. We always have. We urge all friends of higher ed to join us. The moment is now.

Grateful to @hechingerreport.org for publishing our view.
#HigherEdBuildsAmerica

Today I ran 13.1 in the nation’s capital for higher education. For the faculty. For the staff. Above all, for the students. If you are a friend of higher ed, now is the time to stand up. Join us. Fight for it. We at @aceducation.bsky.social are with you! #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

What goes into that snazzy smartphone?
"There's not one aspect of this iPhone 16 which has not been deeply empowered and enabled by, at one point or another, some academic research activity."
Watch Michael Crow of ASU make a vital point. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqfk...

Congress Moves to Slash Higher Ed Funding in Budget Showdown Congress is advancing a budget bill that could impose deep cuts to programs that support students and colleges—while also introducing tax changes that could make it harder for students to afford colle...

If #HigherEdBuildsAmerica -- and yes, it does! -- then what in the world does this bill do? ... Asking for a few million friends. www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...

Tense times, no doubt, for higher education. But pride, not fear, is what animates colleges and universities. Chaos will not prevail. Check out your nearest campus. You’ll see. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

How much money do D.C.-area colleges generate? $15B, report says. With some nearly 300,000 students in the greater Washington area, local universities employ about 100,000 people, according to a new report.

$15 billion a year...Higher education builds the Washington region, and #HigherEdBuildsAmerica. Via Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff of the Washpost. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research Cuts A federal judge in Massachusetts indicated she would move quickly to consider a more lasting injunction after hearing a laundry list of potential adverse effects of the Trump administration move to cu...

Absolutely crucial breaking news, victory for preserving research. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

We at ACE recently endorsed the Proud Sponsor campaign as a complement to our own messaging.
More on Proud Sponsor: whycollegematters.org
More on #HigherEdBuildsAmerica: www.acenet.edu/buildAmerica

I also believe colleges and universities provide enormous value to the country regardless of choices that individuals make. "It is not about just the individual benefit. It is about the benefits of the entire society from us providing this opportunity for people." #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

Our colleges and universities serve the entire country -- every state, region, and community. What animates their work, even amid policy chaos, is not fear but pride. They will carry on regardless of any abrupt Friday-evening pronouncement from Washington. Remember this: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: dotEDU Live: The Future of Campus Diversity and Student Support . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Late Friday night, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a sweeping directive declaring that all race-conscious student programming, financial aid, and support services violate ...

ALL HANDS: Tune in TODAY (FEB18) at 1 pm Eastern. Mitchell, Fansmith, Spreitzer, & Gunja from @aceducation.bsky.social dissect the latest directive from the Education Department, banning race-conscious programs in higher education.
Remember: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Calling all college and university presidents: We need your voices! Together, we can remind our elected leaders what has always been true: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica.