At the University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies, undergraduate students learn the theory and practice of leadership within the framework of a liberal education.

Meetings and Institutes

• Educating for Social and Personal Responsibility Conference—Early Registration Ends September 3
• Register Now for Integrative Learning Conference in Atlanta
• AAC&U’s 2010 Annual Meeting to Feature Practical Advice for Tough Economic Times
• Submit Proposals for Shaping Faculty Roles Conference

LEAP News

• AAC&U Launches New Blog on Liberal Education
• AAC&U Web Site Highlights Work of Campus Action Network Members

Project Highlights

• AAC&U Receives Grant from Templeton Foundation to Continue National Work on Personal and Social Responsibility
  
• Bringing Theory to Practice Project to Offer Symposium on Civic Engagement, Public Work, and Psychosocial Well-Being

Other AAC&U News

• Nominations Accepted Until October 5 for K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards
• AAC&U Urges Support for DREAM Act and Maintenance of Funding for Minority-serving Institutions
• National Council for Research on Women Presents 2009 Award to New AAC&U Report on Women’s Progress in Higher Education
• Revised Edition of Resource Handbook for Academic Deans Now Available

Diplomas Count 2009 Explores College Readiness in the States

Despite Economy, Experts Still Advise College Students to Major in What Interests Them
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 11, 2009

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AAC&U News is written and edited by Laura Donnelly-Smith. If you have questions or comments about the newsletter's contents, please e-mail donnelly-smith@aacu.org.