What’s In a Dialogue? Lynn University’s Core Curriculum Explores Big Questions

A new general education program is making liberal education central at a university known for its professional programs.

Meetings and Institutes

• Register for Spring Meetings on General Education and Assessment; Faculty Roles in High-Impact Practices
• Apply to Send a Team to AAC&U’s Summer Institutes on General Education, Greater Expectations to Make Excellence Inclusive, or Engaging Departments
  
• Apply for PKAL Summer Faculty STEM Leadership Institute by March 12
  
• Submit Proposals for Fall 2010 Meeting on Diversity, Learning, and Pathways to Inclusive Excellence
  
• Nearly 2,000 Attend AAC&U Annual Meeting
  

LEAP News

• Employers Seek Higher Levels of Learning, More Liberal Education Outcomes, New Survey Reveals
  
• LEAP Forum in Portland Focuses on Strengthening Understanding of College Learning Outcomes  
• New Cochair and Six New Members Named to LEAP National Leadership Council
  

Project Highlights

• New Report on Campus Climate for Ethics and Academic Integrity
• VALUE Project Releases  Report on “Tips and Tools for Using Rubrics” to Assess Liberal Education Outcomes
  

Other AAC&U News

• AAC&U Board Releases Statement, “The Quality Imperative,” Calling for More Attention to Student Learning
• New Book on Interdisciplinary Campus Cultures Copublished by AAC&U
• Nine Graduate Students Honored with K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards
• AAC&U Board Chair Eduardo Padrón named Floridian of the Year
• AAC&U Invites Submissions to National Gallery of Writing

With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them: Myths and Realities About Why So Many Students Fail to Finish College

In Defense of the Liberal Arts

by Jon Meacham, Newsweek, January 9, 2010

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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.