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- Public Trust Requires Both Reform and Defense by Jeremy C. Young and Kathryn Enke
- The Essentials: Academic Freedom, Viewpoint Diversity, and the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education"
- Building Local Economies of Scale by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium
- Habits of Heart and Mind: How to Fortify Civic Culture by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Business Leaders Affirm Universities are Critical to America’s Competitiveness by Leadership Now Project
- An Open Letter to the Presidents of American Colleges and Universities by The Steady State
- Varying Degrees 2025: Americans Find Common Ground in Higher Education by New America/NORC
- U.S. Public Trust in Higher Ed Rises From Recent Low by Lumina/Gallup
- A New Narrative to Promote Democracy in the United States: A Findings and Recommendations Report by Metropolitan Group
- Public Leaders' Guide to Engaged Trust by the Partnership for Public Service
- Narrative: A Powerful Lever for Social Change by Metropolitan Group
- New Narratives Reframe Why College Matters by Hattaway Communications
- Replenishing Trust by Spitfire Strategies
- The Economic Impact of Higher Education in America by the American Council on Education
- International Student Economic Value Tool by NAFSA
- Stand up for Science Resource Hub
- Business for Federal Research Funding
- College: Proud Sponsor of America at its Best
- The Higher Ed Effect by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education
- Yale Committee on Trust in Higher Ed Speaker Series
- Civic Thought: A Proposal for University-Level Civic Education by Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey
- Universities in Times of Challenges to Democracy by Sjur Bergan
- We Have a Common Goal of a ‘More Perfect Union’ by Corbin Hoornbeek and Suzanne M. Rivera
- Campus Conflict and Conversation Help Desk by AAC&U’s Institute for Democracy & Higher Education and the Sustained Dialogue Institute