About ACE
Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education (ACE) is the nation’s largest higher education association, representing more than 1,600 college and university presidents, and more than 200 related associations, nationwide. It seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and influence public policy through advocacy, research and program initiatives.
With a grant from the Carnegie Corporation in 1977, the Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE) started the ACE National Identification Program, which is now called the ACE Network.
The Minnesota ACE Network is one of 50 state and regional networks that supports women in higher education.
OWHE, whose mission is to advance women’s leadership on campuses across the nation, follows these IDEALS:
- IDENTIFIES emerging and successful women leaders
- DEVELOPS their leadership abilities through state and national programming
- ENCOURAGES the use of those abilities
- ADVANCES them through nomination to appropriate positions
- LINKS them to one another and to mentors
- SUPPORTS the tenure of mid and senior level women administrators and presidents throughout their career cycles
To learn more about the American Council on Education and OWHE, go to www.acenet.edu.
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