Initiative
Presidents’ Trust
Membership is open to CEOs of colleges and universities, as well as CEOs of foundations and associations. Demonstrate your commitment to leadership in liberal education by joining the Presidents’ Trust today.
Campus Priority
Demonstrating the Value of Liberal Education
Abundant evidence—including from employers—points to liberal education’s immense economic and civic value. Campus leaders, faculty, and staff are essential advocates for communicating its defining characteristics and outcomes.
Featured Resources
Research
How College Contributes to Workforce Success: Employer Views on What Matters Most
AAC&U’s most recent survey of employers explores views on the value of a college degree, the educational outcomes and experiences most valued for hiring decisions, and perceptions of recent graduates’ levels of preparedness for workplace success.
Publication
What We Value: Public Health, Social Justice, and Educating for Democracy
This vital book demonstrates how tumultuous events reveal what we value and the ways in which a liberal education can help us to learn from one another while cultivating the personal and social responsibility necessary for furthering the common good.
Liberal Education Magazine
The flagship quarterly of AAC&U, offering compelling content and high-quality writing and analysis on a mix of topics integral to AAC&U’s work.
On-Demand Webinar\
Bridging the Political Divide — College Student Edition
What happened when two students — strangers from different universities — joined a guided online conversation about America’s toughest political issues?
On-Demand Webinar\
Presidential Leadership in Crisis: Sustaining Self and the Future of the Profession
A Virtual Town Hall for College/University Presidents and the Office Staff who Support Their Work
Research
On the Same Page? Administrator and Faculty Views on What Shapes College Learning and Student Success
Findings from a national survey of higher education professionals across campus roles and institutional types
Publication
What We Value: Public Health, Social Justice, and Educating for Democracy
This vital book demonstrates how tumultuous events reveal what we value and the ways in which a liberal education can help us to learn from one another while cultivating the personal and social responsibility necessary for furthering the common good.
Publication
Making Liberal Education Inclusive: The Roots and Reach of the LEAP Framework for College Learning
This publication tells the LEAP story and situates it within the broader context of AAC&U’s work to integrally connect liberal learning with the wider world, and combine liberal education with inclusive excellence and equity.
Institute\
Institute on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation™ (TRHT) Campus Centers
The institute helps campus teams identify evidence-based strategies that support their vision of what their communities will look, feel, and be like when the false belief in a hierarchy of human value no longer exists.
Institute\
Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success
Through reflection on institutional outcomes, development of comprehensive action plans, and individualized consultation, participants create attainable student success goals and monitor progress toward achieving equity.
Publication
Teaching for Liberal Learning in Higher Education
Conversations about liberal education typically focus broadly on mission, goals, curricula, cocurricular educational opportunities, or overall student outcomes. Conversations about teaching and learning, by...