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Jon Fansmith and Mushtaq Gunja recorded a special dotEDU episode in Boston with @GBHNews correspondent @KirkCarapezza about the reporting landscape and the pressures facing colleges beyond the headlines. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: hubs.li/Q043q8vv0

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The House last week passed and sent to the Senate a bipartisan FY 2026 spending package that would largely sustain, and in several areas modestly increase, federal support for education and research. acenet.edu/News-Room/Pages/H…

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ACE's Carnegie Classifications team looks at the steps taken to make the 2025 classifications more useful, relevant, and reflective of the nation’s ever-evolving higher education landscape—and answers some of the most common questions they hear.  ow.ly/rxaQ50XtrRg

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Trump Administration's Continued Dismantling of the Department of Education: "The Trump administration's continued dismantling of the Department of Education is an enormous waste of taxpayer money, another example of evading congressional authority, and a grave disservice to millions of students and families. We urge the administration to change course and concentrate on ensuring the Department of Education is doing the best possible job for students and families in areas such as ensuring that student financial aid programs provide millions of low- and middle-income students access to higher education, overseeing crucial Title I funding that supports elementary and secondary school students from low-income families, and carrying out the vital work of the Office for Civil Rights across all education sectors. The administration should restore funding and staff to key agency responsibilities to allow it to be most effective in doing the work that benefits millions of ordinary Americans. If the administration insists on staying on this path, then Congress should step in and take action to head off this deeply misguided decision."

The Education Department’s new rule narrowing which employers qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness has sparked lawsuits claiming it injects politics into student debt relief. Read more and see ACE’s summary: ow.ly/POR950Xptgp

Explore the ACEx2026 speaker lineup! Discover the presidents, policymakers, researchers, and innovators who will take the stage at ACEx2026. Browse our growing list of featured speakers and learn more about the conversations they will lead. ow.ly/HSv050Xr2rH

The Education Department and higher ed stakeholders reached consensus on new student loan regulations, a key milestone in implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill's sweeping overhaul of federal financial aid. ow.ly/8Lls50XpszP

ACE and @LeadOnClimate are launching a sustainability webinar series designed to help campus leaders, sustainability staff, and climate advocates anticipate challenges and identify opportunities to lead. The first webinar is 11/18. Learn more: acenet.edu/News-Room/Pages/S…

ACE and more than 20 other higher education associations have urged the VA to withdraw a proposed rule that would change how the agency defines “distance learning” and “independent study” for GI Bill programs. ow.ly/QiFa50XmsAO

"The administration should shelve this compact, end its political attacks on higher education and start a real dialogue for educational reform." ACE President Ted Mitchell writes that Trump's higher ed compact is bad for colleges and bad for America. ow.ly/52O150Xf5EQ