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Years of Leadership and Advocacy ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Photo courtesy of ACE member institution University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Cover photo courtesy of ACE member institution Miami University (OH). DEAR COLLEAGUES We are pleased to send you the American Council on Education’s (ACE) 2017 Annual Report. As we report on ACE initiatives and face the challenging times ahead, we would like to thank the ACE Board of Directors, our nearly 2,000 members, and the entire higher education community for your efforts over the past year. We are pleased ACE has been able to work on your behalf and look forward to continuing to do so in the future. ACE’s advocacy at the federal level, encompassing Congress, the new Trump administration, and the courts, ensures the voice of Amer- ican higher education is part of important policy conversations that impact students, families, and institutions. In 2017, ACE’s Division of Government and Public Affairs coordinated higher education community initiatives to protect Dreamers and respond to tax reform proposals harmful to higher education, among other public policy efforts. The Center for Education Attainment and Innovation (CEAI) worked to advance its objective of supporting post-traditional learners. CEAI’s work included expanded efforts to develop and quality assure faculty development training offered by ACUE’s Course in Effective Teach- ing Practices and conducting research about connections between instructional quality, student outcomes, and institutional efficiency. The Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement (CIGE) continued to provide analysis of international education issues, and to administer programs in support of higher education institutions in these critical areas.
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