dotEDU: Higher Education Policy Explained

Hosts Jon Fansmith and Lorelle Espinosa discuss two recent Supreme Court decisions: one that protects individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, and another that protects the civil rights of LGBTQ workers, both of which will impact colleges and universities and students. They are later joined by Lori White, incoming president of DePauw University, who talks about taking on a new job during the pandemic; the need to focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion this fall; and what it means to be a Black woman leading a major university.

EPISODE NOTES

Here are some of the links and references from this week's show: From Intro:

Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration From Ending DACA ACEnet.edu

Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia Supreme Court Decision on LGBTQ Discrimination

Contact Congress About DACA Through the Remember the Dreamers Website

From Conversation with Lori White

DEI and COVID-19: Implications and Strategies for Institutional Response ACE Engage

ABOUT THE SHOW

Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts from ACE are joined by guest experts to lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as campus free speech, diversity in admissions, college costs and affordability, and more. Find all episodes of the podcast at the dotEDU page.

Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or email [email protected].

HOSTS

Lorelle Espinosa is the vice president for research at ACE. In this role, she is responsible for developing the organization's thought leadership and research agenda and for ensuring a consistent evidence base across ACE's array of programs and services.

Jon Fansmith is a director for government relations at ACE. He represents its members on matters related to the federal budget and appropriations process, with a particular focus on student aid.

Hosts Lorelle Espinosa and Jon Fansmith discuss the response to the murder of George Floyd while exploring how colleges and universities can encourage racial healing. Also, Senior Policy Advisor for the Department of Education Sharon Leu and ACE's Chief Learning and Innovation Officer Louis Soares talk about the potential applications of blockchain in higher education and about ACE's federally funded Education Blockchain Initiative.

EPISODE NOTES

Here are some of the links and references from this week's show: From Intro:

Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education

Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Racial Violence and Injustice ACE

ACE Research Report Explores Lessons Learned From University of Missouri Crisis ACE

From Conversation With Sharon Leu and Louis Soares:

U.S. Department of Education Funds ACE Research on Blockchain in Education, Competition to Accelerate Adoption ACE

"Connected Impact: Unlocking Education and Workforce Opportunity Through Blockchain" ACE

How Blockchain Is Helping Dallas Students Tell Their Story Forbes | Feb. 14, 2019

Blockchain Innovation Challenge ACE

Introduction to Blockchains for Educators Office of Education Technology YouTube

The Office of Educational Technology (OET) Medium.com

ABOUT THE SHOW

Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts from ACE are joined by guest experts to lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as campus free speech, diversity in admissions, college costs and affordability, and more. Find all episodes of the podcast at the dotEDU page.

Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or email [email protected].

HOSTS

Lorelle Espinosa is the vice president for research at ACE. In this role, she is responsible for developing the organization's thought leadership and research agenda and for ensuring a consistent evidence base across ACE's array of programs and services.

Jon Fansmith is a director for government relations at ACE. He represents its members on matters related to the federal budget and appropriations process, with a particular focus on student aid.

As we enter the unofficial start of summer, all eyes are on if and when colleges and universities will welcome students back to campus this fall. President Terry Hartle joins co-hosts Jon Fansmith and Sarah Spreitzer to discuss what higher education institutions need to support reopening and how Congress can help.

EPISODE NOTES

House Approves 5th Emergency Covid-19 Spending Bill With $100 Billion for Education ACEnet.edu College and University Presidents Respond to Covid-19: May 2020 Survey ACEnet.edu Letter in Support for Creation of a New Facility for Nonprofits With the Main Street Lending Facility ACEnet.edu

COVID-19 Policy Learn more about the higher education association effort to urge Congress and the administration to craft a comprehensive response that addresses the challenges students and campuses are facing.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts from ACE are joined by guest experts to lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as campus free speech, diversity in admissions, college costs and affordability, and more. Find all episodes of the podcast at the dotEDU page.

Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or email [email protected].

HOSTS

Jon Fansmith is a director for government relations at ACE. He represents its members on matters related to the federal budget and appropriations process, with a particular focus on student aid.

Sarah Spreitzer is a director for government relations at ACE. She represents its members on matters related to research policy and funding, federal policy, international students, immigration, and legislative issues.

What lessons can scientists and the public learn from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Hosts Lorelle Espinosa and Jon Turk discuss that and sustainability on college campuses with Lisa Graumlich, dean of the College of the Environment at the University of Washington. Also, Lorelle and Jon explore ACE's response to the Education Department's recent release of new Title IX regulations and what it could mean for higher education.

EPISODE NOTES

Here are some of the links and references from this week's show: Resources on the Department of Education's Final Title IX Regulation ACEnet.edu Webinar: Discussing the Title IX Final Rule ACE Engage College and University Presidents Respond to COVID-19: April 2020 Survey ACEnet.edu 3 Coronavirus Science Lessons Give Us Hope for the Planet's Future by Lisa Graumlich The Seattle Times | April 22, 2020 University of Washington College of the Environment

ABOUT THE SHOW

Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts from ACE are joined by guest experts to lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as campus free speech, diversity in admissions, college costs and affordability, and more. Find all episodes of the podcast at the dotEDU page.

Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or email [email protected].

HOSTS

Lorelle Espinosa is the vice president for research at ACE. In this role, she is responsible for developing the organization's thought leadership and research agenda and for ensuring a consistent evidence base across ACE's array of programs and services.

Jon Turk is the associate director for research at ACE. He conducts original research on a number of topics, including student success and completion, organizational change, and higher education policy.

More states are considering broad-based college aid programs, an idea that was sparked some 75 years ago with the GI Bill. Hosts Jon Turk and Sarah Spreitzer talk with College Promise CEO Martha Kanter about the future of college promise programs nationwide, particularly in light of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on higher education.

EPISODE NOTES

Here are some of the links and references from this week's show:

COVID-19 Policy Developments ACEnet.edu

ACE Launches COVID-19 Pulse Point Survey Series ACEnet.edu

"The College Promise Movement: Free Community College Equals Paid for and Sustainable" by Martha Kanter Community College Journal

Free College: Can Washington Keep That Promise During a Recession? The Seattle Times | April 30, 2020

Catalogue of Local and State College Promise Programs CollegePromise.org

Evaluating the Return on Investment in Higher Education Urban Institute

The Kalamazoo Promise

Tennessee Promise

ABOUT THE SHOW

Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts from ACE are joined by guest experts to lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as campus free speech, diversity in admissions, college costs and affordability, and more. Find all episodes of the podcast at the dotEDU page.

Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or email [email protected].

HOSTS

Jon Turk is the associate director for research at ACE. He conducts original research on a number of topics, including student success and completion, organizational change, and higher education policy.

Sarah Spreitzer is a director for government relations at ACE. She represents its members on matters related to research policy and funding, federal policy, international students, immigration, and legislative issues.

COVID-19 has effected colleges and universities in myriad ways, and we're just beginning to understand the changes for students and institutions coming down the road. Students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status have particular needs during this time. Carrie Hauser, president of Colorado Mountain College, talks with co-hosts Jon Fansmith and Lorelle Espinosa about how her institution has responded to the pandemic and how its unique, interest-free income share agreement for DACA students has adapted.

EPISODE NOTES

Here are some of the links and references from this week's show: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Guidance Discussion Group ACE Engage® Higher Education Community Requests $46.6 Billion for Students and Institutions in Fourth Supplemental Package, Proposes Tax Changes ACEnet.edu CMC Responds: Today, Tomorrow, Together Colorado Mountain College

Unemployment Surge Hits Mountain Counties Hardest, Followed by Northern Front Range The Denver Post | April 15, 2020 Fund Sueños Colorado Mountain College

ABOUT THE SHOW

Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts from ACE are joined by guest experts to lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as campus free speech, diversity in admissions, college costs and affordability, and more. Find all episodes of the podcast at the dotEDU page.

Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or email [email protected].

HOSTS

Jon Fansmith is a director for government relations at ACE. He represents its members on matters related to the federal budget and appropriations process, with a particular focus on student aid.

Lorelle Espinosa is the vice president for research at ACE. In this role, she is responsible for developing the organization's thought leadership and research agenda and for ensuring a consistent evidence base across ACE's array of programs and services.

Recording from various remote workplaces around the DC area, the dotEDU team comes together to discuss the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on higher education. Hosts Jon Fansmith and Sarah Spreitzer focus on the federal stimulus relief, including why ACE and its members think the relief provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is not enough. Later they are joined by ACE colleagues Robin Helms and Brad Farnsworth to find out how colleges and universities are adapting as they move to online learning, how student well-being is being impacted, and the future of international education.

EPISODE NOTES

Here are some of the links and references from this week's show:

Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Allocates $14 Billion to Higher Education; Higher Education Community Says More Is Needed ACEnet.edu

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Guidance Discussion Group ACE Engage®

[Recorded Webinar] Swiftly Pivoting to a Fully-Remote Campus: Responding to COVID-19 ACE Engage®

ACE Partners With SNHU to Deliver Best Practices for Remote Learning ACEnet.edu

Corporate Resources for COVID-19 EDUCAUSE

Managing Campus Well-being During the COVID-19 Crisis ACE Engage®

That Discomfort You're Feeling Is Grief Harvard Business Review

ACE, Other Organizations Urge Governors to Cooperate on Health Care Licensing Reciprocity During Covid-19 Pandemic ACEnet.edu

Incidents of Coronavirus Discrimination: March 19-25, 2020 Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council

UMBC leads research team to study COVID-19-related discrimination against Chinese Americans UMBC News

Can Internationalization Survive Coronavirus? You Need to See My Data. Higher Education Today

[Recorded Webinar] Weathering the Financial Storm of COVID-19 ACE Engage®

Address the longer term impact on your institutions through the ACE Transformation Labs on Internationalization and Learner Success

ABOUT THE SHOW

Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts from ACE are joined by guest experts to lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as campus free speech, diversity in admissions, college costs and affordability, and more. Find all episodes of the podcast at the dotEDU page.

Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or email [email protected].

HOSTS

Jon Fansmith is a director for government relations at ACE. He represents its members on matters related to the federal budget and appropriations process, with a particular focus on student aid.

Sarah Spreitzer is a director for government relations at ACE. She represents its members on matters related to research policy and funding, federal policy, international students, immigration, and legislative issues.

The common narrative surrounding independent colleges and universities is that they are either elite ivy institutions or small colleges on the brink of closure. Barbara Mistick, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, dispels this black and white view in a conversation with co-hosts Jon Fansmith and Lorelle Espinosa. Mistick talks about how private schools are increasingly concerned with access and affordability, and how her years as president of Wilson College informs her work as head of a national organization serving a diverse range of institutions. Afterward, our co-hosts discuss how colleges, the federal government, and the higher education association community are responding to the coronavirus outbreak.

EPISODE NOTES

Here are some of the links and references from this week's show:

Conversation with Barbara Mistick Wilson College Student Loan Buyback Program Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace by Barbara Mistick New York State Excelsior Program Student Aid Alliance Post-interview chat Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) CDC Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Department of Education Can Internationalization Survive Coronavirus? You Need to See My Data. Higher Education Today Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Guidance ACE Engage®

ABOUT THE SHOW

Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts from ACE are joined by guest experts to lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as campus free speech, diversity in admissions, college costs and affordability, and more. Find all episodes of the podcast at the dotEDU page.

Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or email [email protected].

HOSTS

Jon Fansmith is ACE's director of government relations and represents ACE and its members on matters related to the federal budget and appropriations process, with a particular focus on student aid.

Lorelle Espinosa is the vice president for research at ACE. In this role, she is responsible for developing the organization's thought leadership and research agenda and for ensuring a consistent evidence base across ACE's array of programs and services.

Recent research into the prevalence of sexual and gender harassment in STEM fields has proven to be a much needed wake-up call to many in higher education. Frazier Benya, senior program officer at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine talks with Lorelle Espinosa and Sarah Spreitzer about how institutions can go beyond legal solutions to tackle the problem.

Afterwards, Lorelle and Sarah dive into the latest into where the U.S. Department of Education is on issuing a final rule on existing Title IX regulations.

EPISODE NOTES

Here are some of the links and references from this week's show:

Conversation with Frazier Benya:

Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2018)

The National Academies Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education

Post-interview Chat

Webinar: Discussing the Title IX Final Rule

ABOUT THE SHOW

Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts from ACE are joined by guest experts to lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as campus free speech, diversity in admissions, college costs and affordability, and more. Find all episodes of the podcast at the dotEDU page.

Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or email [email protected].

HOSTS

Lorelle Espinosa is the vice president for research at ACE. In this role, she is responsible for developing the organization's thought leadership and research agenda and for ensuring a consistent evidence base across ACE's array of programs and services.

Sarah Spreitzer is a director for government relations at ACE. She represents its members on matters related to research policy and funding, federal policy, international students, immigration, and legislative issues.

Joyce Smith, CEO of the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC), talks about the many changes the field has undergone in the past three decades and what can be done to reshape it for the future. Along with hosts Jon Fansmith and Lorelle Espinosa, Smith looks back at her 30-year career at NACAC, how admissions counselors work to support students and families, and the importance of transparency, along with the Varsity Blues scandal and the association's antitrust settlement with the Justice Department.

Afterward, the hosts chat about recent developments in Washington including the new proposed rule on free speech from the Trump administration.

EPISODE NOTES

dotEDU Episode 14: Community Colleges Bring Dreams Within Reach NACAC Agrees to Change Its Code of Ethics Inside Higher Ed | Sept. 30, 3019 There's no room in the residence halls at Virginia Tech. That's why freshmen are at hotels. The Washington Post | Aug. 25, 2019 Poaching Enrolled Students: Once Taboo, Now OK The Chronicle of Higher Education | Feb. 5, 2020 Justice Department Sues, Settles With NACAC Inside Higher Ed | Dec. 16, 2019 From post-interview chatter:

How We Should Change College Admissions ACE Engage®

Protecting Faith-Based Colleges Inside Higher Ed | Jan. 17, 2020