Professor Jinfa Cai has been selected as one of the 37 American Council on Education (ACE) fellows in 2007-2008 academic year.

Professor Cai will spend the academic year at Temple University, working directly with President Ann Weaver Hart to observe and participate in key meetings and events, and take on special projects and assignments while under the mentorship of President Hart and other senior administrators (especially Dr. Richard M. Englert, Deputy Provost; Dr. Vicki Lewis McGarvey, Associate Vice-President for Academic and Faculty Affairs; and Dr. Lisa Staiano-Coico, Provost) at Temple University.

During the fellowship year, Professor Cai is also required to work on a special project for the University of Delaware under the mentorship of President Patrick Harker and Provost Dan Rich.

ACE is the umbrella association for over 1,600 degree-granting institutions and more than 200 higher education associations and organizations.

The ACE fellows program is the only one that offers awards in higher education administration to candidates who have significant academic credentials, have been nominated by their presidents or chancellors and have been identified as having the potential for administrative leadership. The Program was established in 1965 to strengthen leadership in American higher education by identifying and preparing promising faculty and staff members for responsible administrative positions.