ACE, Others Urge ED to Preserve Title VI Regulatory Framework

​​​​​ACE and a group of other higher education associations this week urged the Department of Education to withdraw its proposal to rescind the regulations governing the Title VI International Education Programs and the Fulbright-Hays Program without replacing them with a new regulatory framework.

Those comments come as responsibility for these programs is being transferred to the Department of State under an interagency agreement and the department has announced two new Title VI grant competitions. The groups contend that while regulations should evolve over time, eliminating the existing framework during this transition would create unnecessary uncertainty about program administration and future competitions. Because these regulations implement programs authorized by Congress, the comments also emphasize that any changes should preserve the clear statutory framework on which institutions have long relied.

These programs are central to developing the language, regional, and international expertise that supports U.S. economic competitiveness and national security. ACE and the other groups are urging the department to retain the current regulations while working with colleges, universities, and other stakeholders on targeted revisions rather than eliminating the framework altogether.