Many recent studies of competency-based education (CBE) have focused on the types of CBE used by institutions, as well as on which specific institutions now offer CBE programs.
Yet the first of three new studies on CBE just released by ACE, Ellucian and Eduventures, “Deconstructing CBE: An Assessment of Institutional Activity, Goals, and Challenges in Higher Education,” takes a deeper dive into the diversity of practice that exists across a spectrum of schools that deploy CBE. More...

An infographic from ACE’s The Presidency seeks to answer that question by showing how the shape and depth of competency-based education (CBE) shifts each time a college or university starts a CBE program, because each institution’s needs are different. More...

A new report from the Education Commission of the States looks at how states are re-envisioning how they deliver financial aid to students. More...

A new report from NASPA: Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education gives a comprehensive look at colleges’ use of emergency aid to address a variety of student needs. More...

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in the diversity in admissions case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, we wanted to highlight just two of the many ACE member institutions doing innovative work on their campuses to create an inclusive environment for all students, faculty and staff. More...

“Tribal College and University Funding: Tribal Sovereignty at the Intersection of Federal, State, and Local Funding,” the second in a three-part series on Minority-Serving Institutions released by ACE’s Center for Policy Research and Strategy, shows that federal funding has not kept up with the steady growth of the Native population at these schools. More...

According to ACE’s 2012 American College President Study, only 26 percent of college presidents were women as of 2011. That means the needle has been moved just three percentage points since 2006. And because the total number of minority presidents hasn’t grown substantially either, the proportion of all presidencies held by minority women also remains low. More...

June is Pride Month. All across the country, advocates for diversity and inclusion on our campuses are recognizing that the principles which underlie those fundamental goals of higher education are not only right, but they are also essential to help assure long-term success for all institutions. More...

The graduation rate for first-time students seeking bachelor’s degrees rose to 60 percent across all four-year institutions in 2014, according to a new report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). This represents a slight increase since 2000, when 57.5 percent of first-time students graduated. More...

As we await the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Fisher V. University of Texas at Austin, here’s a snapshot from Race, Class, and College Access, an ACE report that examines how legal challenges to race-conscious admissions are influencing contemporary admissions practices at selective colleges and universities. More...