Clark University is tackling a big question: What does it mean to be an educated person in the twenty-first century?

Meetings and Institutes:

• AAC&U Meeting in San Diego to Consider Faculty Roles and Future of Professoriate
• Greater Expectations Institute Adds Theme on Advancing Change in the Context of Declining Budgets
• New Engaging Departments Institute to Focus on Building Synergy Across Departmental Borders
• AAC&U and Portland State Cosponsor “Reciprocal Partnerships: Transforming Higher Education and Community for the Future”
• Elon University and AAC&U Partner for Research Seminar on Engaged Undergraduate Learning
• ACAD and Phi Beta Kappa Invite Conference Proposals
  

LEAP News:

• Public Forum to Focus on Liberal Education and Effective Practice
• AAC&U, Many Others Weigh in on New York Times Article on Humanities Justifying Their Worth
  
  

Project Highlights:

• AAC&U to Form Global Learning Leadership Consortium at Upcoming Philadelphia Forum
• VALUE Initiative Seeks Campuses to Test Rubrics
  

Other AAC&U News:

• AAC&U Invites Nominations for Board of Directors
• Nominations for Ness Book Award Now Being Accepted
  

New Online and Print Resources:

• Podcasts from AAC&U Annual Meeting Now Available
• AAC&U’s DiversityWeb Features Resources for Understanding Benefits of Diversity
  

Why Do Qualified Students Choose Not to Attend College?

Affordable Education Enriches Graduates, Nation by Eduardo Padrón, the Miami Herald, February 10, 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.