Press Release Archive 2011

December 5, 2011 -- Kentucky Colleges and Universities Join Forces to Accelerate Improvements in Student Learning Outcomes and Increase Student Success

October 3, 2011 -- Eight States to Test New Degree Qualifications Profile as Catalyst for Improving and Assessing the Quality of Student Learning, Facilitating Effective Student Transfer, and Increasing College Completion Rates

September 16, 2011 -- AAC&U Announces Thirteen Historically Black Colleges and Universities Chosen to Participate in Second Cohort of Preparing Critical Faculty for the Future

June 20, 2011 -- Project Kaleidoscope Executive Director Susan Elrod Appointed to Advisory Board for New Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Curriculum Project

May 31, 2011 --Faculty Members from Twenty-Five Campuses to Attend Project Kaleidoscope 2011 Summer Institutes

May 23, 2011 -- AAC&U Announces Appointment of Lisa Russell O’Shea as New Senior Director of Development

April 27, 2011 --106 Campuses Selected to Attend AAC&U Summer Institutes on General Education and Assessment; High-Impact Practices and Student Success; and Engaged Learning In and Across the Disciplines

March 2, 2011 -- Association of American Colleges and Universities Announces Seven New Directors and New Slate of Officers for Board of Directors

February 7, 2011 -- AAC&U Appoints Gary R. Brown and Ann S. Ferren as New Senior Fellows in the Office of Quality, Curriculum, and Assessment

January 26, 2011 --Two Thousand College Educators Meet in San Francisco at AAC&U Annual Meeting to Explore Ways to Increase Student Success and to Debate the Meaning of U.S. College Degrees

January 10, 2011 -- Eight Graduate Students Honored with K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award

January 6, 2011 -- Project Kaleidoscope Executive Director Susan Elrod Appointed to National Governors Association STEM Advisory Committee

January 3, 2011 -- Media Alert - What is American Higher Education’s Global Positioning? What is the Currency of a US College Degree? Nearly Two Thousand Educational Leaders Gather at AAC&U Annual Meeting in San Francisco to Debate the Meaning of Student Success and American Higher Education’s “Global Positioning”