On days of flux and uncertainty for colleges and universities, I hold fast to this point: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
January 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
On days of flux and uncertainty for colleges and universities, I hold fast to this point: #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
March 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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
@aceducation.bsky.social “No nation has ever built up its people by tearing down its schools.” Ted Mitchell! #ACEx2025 #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
February 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@aceducation.bsky.social “No nation has ever built up its people by tearing down its schools.” Ted Mitchell! #ACEx2025 #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
"The campus-to-career pipeline shaping #Pennsylvania ’s #defense #innovation economy." New #AICUP @technicallynews.bsky.social
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#RoboticsRow #AIAvenue #DefenseTech #startupnews @defensenews.bsky.social @militarydotcom.bsky.social #PAGetsItDone #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
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#RoboticsRow #AIAvenue #DefenseTech #startupnews @defensenews.bsky.social @militarydotcom.bsky.social #PAGetsItDone #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
April 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
"The campus-to-career pipeline shaping #Pennsylvania ’s #defense #innovation economy." New #AICUP @technicallynews.bsky.social
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#RoboticsRow #AIAvenue #DefenseTech #startupnews @defensenews.bsky.social @militarydotcom.bsky.social #PAGetsItDone #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
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#RoboticsRow #AIAvenue #DefenseTech #startupnews @defensenews.bsky.social @militarydotcom.bsky.social #PAGetsItDone #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
Calling all college and university presidents: We need your voices! Together, we can remind our elected leaders what has always been true: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica.
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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College Presidents Advocate for Higher Ed at Inaugural ACE Hill Day
Dozens of college presidents, representing the full spectrum of higher education, braved an impending snowstorm Tuesday to gather in Washington for ACE’s inaugural Hill Day, where they met with policy...
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February 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Calling all college and university presidents: We need your voices! Together, we can remind our elected leaders what has always been true: #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
👉 Report: cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/...
📢 News Release: cew.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...
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#HigherEdBuildsAmerica #CEW #AICUP #ROI #University #HigherEd
October 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"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
👉 Report: cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/...
📢 News Release: cew.georgetown.edu/wp-content/u...
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#HigherEdBuildsAmerica #CEW #AICUP #ROI #University #HigherEd
“It just got real in Alabama.”
Sure did. This is not a drill.
The sudden and unwarranted Friday night knife attack on biomedical research funding will reverberate in states and cities across the country. Let’s hope the NIH reconsiders. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Sure did. This is not a drill.
The sudden and unwarranted Friday night knife attack on biomedical research funding will reverberate in states and cities across the country. Let’s hope the NIH reconsiders. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Archibald: NIH cuts threaten UAB, Birmingham and beyond
NIH grants in Alabama in 2023 supported 4,769 jobs for an economic impact of $909 million and went to institutions from Mobile to Huntsville.
www.al.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“It just got real in Alabama.”
Sure did. This is not a drill.
The sudden and unwarranted Friday night knife attack on biomedical research funding will reverberate in states and cities across the country. Let’s hope the NIH reconsiders. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Sure did. This is not a drill.
The sudden and unwarranted Friday night knife attack on biomedical research funding will reverberate in states and cities across the country. Let’s hope the NIH reconsiders. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
This is a big deal. We must dispense with simplistic takes on measurements like this. The truth about higher ed is always much more complex.
The real deal, and you can count on it: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
The real deal, and you can count on it: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
January 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is a big deal. We must dispense with simplistic takes on measurements like this. The truth about higher ed is always much more complex.
The real deal, and you can count on it: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
The real deal, and you can count on it: #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
Scanning the headlines, you might suppose higher education is on its heels. No. We are not playing defense. I joined ACE a year ago to fight for higher ed. That's exactly what we're doing. Before the election and now. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica is not just a slogan. It's a frame of mind.
February 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Scanning the headlines, you might suppose higher education is on its heels. No. We are not playing defense. I joined ACE a year ago to fight for higher ed. That's exactly what we're doing. Before the election and now. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica is not just a slogan. It's a frame of mind.
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
#College is #worthit
👉 brookings.edu/articles/wha...
🎓 #Pennsylvania #AICUP #Brookings @brookings.edu
#HigherEdBuildsAmerica
December 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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
#College is #worthit
👉 brookings.edu/articles/wha...
🎓 #Pennsylvania #AICUP #Brookings @brookings.edu
#HigherEdBuildsAmerica
Sudden, massive research funding cuts and other elements of public policy whiplash in Washington risk undermining an invaluable national asset—our colleges and universities—ACE President Ted Mitchell tells the WashPost. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Trump threatened college research, culture and funding. Confusion reigns.
An NIH announcement Friday cutting billions in biomedical research, a federal funding review and DEI prohibitions have left colleges scrambling for answers.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Sudden, massive research funding cuts and other elements of public policy whiplash in Washington risk undermining an invaluable national asset—our colleges and universities—ACE President Ted Mitchell tells the WashPost. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Hechinger Report and GBH News have a deep dive interview with ACE President Ted Mitchell among others about what's next for higher education. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
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College Uncovered: What Comes Next on Campus? - The Hechinger Report
Throughout the election campaign, Donald Trump railed against colleges and universities for being too expensive, too partisan and too woke. “Colleges have gotten hundreds of billions of dollars from h...
hechingerreport.org
November 25, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Hechinger Report and GBH News have a deep dive interview with ACE President Ted Mitchell among others about what's next for higher education. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
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I've worked alongside Jack Stripling. He is among the best in the business. We're thrilled he and his Chronicle colleagues will be at ACEx2025 to explore the biggest of big-picture questions: What is college for?
Be there in Washington in February: ow.ly/YOHQ30sIFp4 #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
Be there in Washington in February: ow.ly/YOHQ30sIFp4 #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
December 13, 2024 at 6:58 PM
I've worked alongside Jack Stripling. He is among the best in the business. We're thrilled he and his Chronicle colleagues will be at ACEx2025 to explore the biggest of big-picture questions: What is college for?
Be there in Washington in February: ow.ly/YOHQ30sIFp4 #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
Be there in Washington in February: ow.ly/YOHQ30sIFp4 #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
February 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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
This development significantly strengthens our gateways to opportunity. FAFSA is a pillar of social mobility. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
November 19, 2024 at 2:27 PM
This development significantly strengthens our gateways to opportunity. FAFSA is a pillar of social mobility. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
As President-elect Trump prepares for his second term, ACE President Ted Mitchell highlights how colleges and universities are tackling America’s biggest challenges. From groundbreaking research to disaster relief efforts, #HigherEdBuildsAmerica.
www.higheredtoday.org/2025/01/06/h...
www.higheredtoday.org/2025/01/06/h...
Dear President-elect Trump: Higher Education Builds America
ACE President Ted Mitchell urges the incoming administration to recognize the critical role America’s colleges and universities can play in tackling the nation’s most pressing challenges.
www.higheredtoday.org
January 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
As President-elect Trump prepares for his second term, ACE President Ted Mitchell highlights how colleges and universities are tackling America’s biggest challenges. From groundbreaking research to disaster relief efforts, #HigherEdBuildsAmerica.
www.higheredtoday.org/2025/01/06/h...
www.higheredtoday.org/2025/01/06/h...
Hello Bluesky!
I just wandered over here after many years at another platform… I’m here to fight for higher education. You might ask, why? Well, I believe fervently that #HigherEdBuildsAmerica. We at the American Council on Education want to spread that message. Below, a fullpage ad in the NYT
I just wandered over here after many years at another platform… I’m here to fight for higher education. You might ask, why? Well, I believe fervently that #HigherEdBuildsAmerica. We at the American Council on Education want to spread that message. Below, a fullpage ad in the NYT
November 7, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Hello Bluesky!
I just wandered over here after many years at another platform… I’m here to fight for higher education. You might ask, why? Well, I believe fervently that #HigherEdBuildsAmerica. We at the American Council on Education want to spread that message. Below, a fullpage ad in the NYT
I just wandered over here after many years at another platform… I’m here to fight for higher education. You might ask, why? Well, I believe fervently that #HigherEdBuildsAmerica. We at the American Council on Education want to spread that message. Below, a fullpage ad in the NYT
#news: "Private Pa. #colleges are limiting the #nursing staffing crisis," @triblive.bsky.social
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#Nursingshortage #nurselife #HigherEdBuildsAmerica #Pittsburgh #ThePitt #PAGetsItDone @chathamu.bsky.social @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social @robertmorrisu.bsky.social 🎓
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#Nursingshortage #nurselife #HigherEdBuildsAmerica #Pittsburgh #ThePitt #PAGetsItDone @chathamu.bsky.social @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social @robertmorrisu.bsky.social 🎓
August 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM
#news: "Private Pa. #colleges are limiting the #nursing staffing crisis," @triblive.bsky.social
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#Nursingshortage #nurselife #HigherEdBuildsAmerica #Pittsburgh #ThePitt #PAGetsItDone @chathamu.bsky.social @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social @robertmorrisu.bsky.social 🎓
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#Nursingshortage #nurselife #HigherEdBuildsAmerica #Pittsburgh #ThePitt #PAGetsItDone @chathamu.bsky.social @duquesneuniversity.bsky.social @robertmorrisu.bsky.social 🎓
#NPR #WDIY #LehighValley: "Pennsylvania's Colleges Helped Limit the Nursing Crisis."
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#nursingshortage #NurseLife #HigherEdBuildsAmerica @npr.org @naicu.edu #Harrisburg #PAGetsItDone #PennsylvaniaModel 🎓
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#nursingshortage #NurseLife #HigherEdBuildsAmerica @npr.org @naicu.edu #Harrisburg #PAGetsItDone #PennsylvaniaModel 🎓
July 31, 2026 at 12:39 PM
#NPR #WDIY #LehighValley: "Pennsylvania's Colleges Helped Limit the Nursing Crisis."
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#nursingshortage #NurseLife #HigherEdBuildsAmerica @npr.org @naicu.edu #Harrisburg #PAGetsItDone #PennsylvaniaModel 🎓
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#nursingshortage #NurseLife #HigherEdBuildsAmerica @npr.org @naicu.edu #Harrisburg #PAGetsItDone #PennsylvaniaModel 🎓
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...
"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...
University research is the "invisible hand" in advancing innovation
YouTube video by Dr. Michael M. Crow
www.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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...
"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...
Absolutely crucial breaking news, victory for preserving research. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
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...
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Absolutely crucial breaking news, victory for preserving research. #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
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
More on Proud Sponsor: whycollegematters.org
More on #HigherEdBuildsAmerica: www.acenet.edu/buildAmerica
ycollegematters.org
February 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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
More on Proud Sponsor: whycollegematters.org
More on #HigherEdBuildsAmerica: www.acenet.edu/buildAmerica
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
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
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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
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
Top of @pennlive.com this morning: "Pennsylvania’s colleges are a secret weapon for national defense," by #AICUP President Thomas P. Foley.
👉 www.pennlive.com/opinion/2026...
🧑🎓 #Pennsylvania #PennLive #Harrisburg #PA #college #Pentagon #NationalDefense #YellowRibbon #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
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🧑🎓 #Pennsylvania #PennLive #Harrisburg #PA #college #Pentagon #NationalDefense #YellowRibbon #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
April 1, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Top of @pennlive.com this morning: "Pennsylvania’s colleges are a secret weapon for national defense," by #AICUP President Thomas P. Foley.
👉 www.pennlive.com/opinion/2026...
🧑🎓 #Pennsylvania #PennLive #Harrisburg #PA #college #Pentagon #NationalDefense #YellowRibbon #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
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🧑🎓 #Pennsylvania #PennLive #Harrisburg #PA #college #Pentagon #NationalDefense #YellowRibbon #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
#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
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#USunisummit #IHE #THE @timeshighered.bsky.social #highered #HigherEdBuildsAmerica
October 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
#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
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#USunisummit #IHE #THE @timeshighered.bsky.social #highered #HigherEdBuildsAmerica