"It's been a hard year for higher education. He argued that the sector has been insulted, demeaned and assaulted, which has "disrupted our work" and "threatened our ability to do what we do for students, for communities and for America.""
"We've defended our institutions' rights, We've defended our faculty's rights, we've defended our students' rights. We have opposed measures that would cripple our research enterprise."
American Council on Education president Ted Mitchell addressed college leaders at ACE's annual meeting, urging them to resist what he characterized as a federal takeover attempt by the Trump administration. Mitchell acknowledged that higher education has faced significant challenges, including insults, demeaning rhetoric, and assaults that have disrupted institutional work and threatened their ability to serve students and communities. Despite these pressures, Mitchell highlighted defensive victories including advancements on Pell Grants for short-term programs, enhanced accountability conversations, and congressional efforts to protect federal research funding. The discussion included perspectives from former education secretary Arne Duncan and David Pressman, who drew parallels to higher education targeting in Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's consolidation of power.
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