Member Benefits
Why Join?
Connect to a global community of educators committed to bringing the advantages of a liberal education to all students across all types of colleges and universities.
Supporting Your Mission
- Institutional Transformation. AAC&U partners with member institutions to catalyze, build capacity for, and facilitate continuous change that supports the success of all students.
- Professional Development. AAC&U members have access to conferences, institutes, workshops, webinars, and other opportunities to learn with and from peers and leading experts.
- Resources and Research. AAC&U provides the data, research findings, publications, and other resources members need to inform institutional decision-making and improve teaching and learning.
- Networking. AAC&U provides regular opportunities for members to connect and collaborate across professional roles and institutional types.
- Leading Innovation. AAC&U members participate in grant-funded projects, ongoing initiatives, and special programming designed to develop and disseminate innovations that improve educational quality and equity.
- Community Engagement. AAC&U supports member engagement with local communities and the broader society, promoting civic learning, social responsibility, and community partnerships as integral components of undergraduate education.
- Advocacy. AAC&U demonstrates and champions the value of a liberal education and helps members make the case to their students and other stakeholders.
- Recognition. AAC&U provides a platform for raising institutional visibility, and membership signals a commitment to excellence in undergraduate education and enhances an institution’s reputation.
Become a Member
Learn more about our membership categories, determine your eligibility, and apply today.
Why Join AAC&U?
Hear from our president and from current members about the benefits of AAC&U membership.
Membership does have its advantages
Select the goal that matches your current priorities to see how AAC&U membership provides specific tools, networks, and research to advance your mission.
This is not an exhaustive list of AAC&U offerings — it is a curated guide to help you identify just some of the many resources we offer that would be most relevant to your goals.
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Research-backed tools and capacity-building resources to strengthen teaching, learning, and assessment across the undergraduate experience.
- VALUE Rubrics: 16 faculty-developed frameworks to evaluate authentic student work without standardized testing.
- Navigating AI in Higher Education: Resources, programs, and events designed to help colleges and universities understand and address the challenges and opportunities of AI.
- Institutes & Conferences on Assessment and Student Success: From building campus-wide assessment practices to reimagining the undergraduate experience, AAC&U offers team-based institutes and cross-disciplinary convenings that connect evidence-based assessment, general education reform, and student success.
- Open Education Resources (OER): Freely accessible teaching and learning materials that faculty can use, adapt, and redistribute to support student success.
Strategic frameworks for institutional transformation and leadership development.
- New Leadership Academy Fellows Program: A fellowship program preparing mid-to-senior professionals to lead institutional change.
- Presidents' Trust: A cross-institutional network for chief executives to advocate for the value of liberal education.
- Advancing Public Trust in Higher Education (APT): A framework for building trusted and trustworthy higher education institutions.
- The Academic Minute Podcast: A daily podcast spotlighting faculty research and bold ideas from institutions across the country — a go-to resource for leaders in higher education.
Empowering institutions to catalyze STEM reform, foster discovery in faculty professional development, and build a competitively trained STEM workforce.
- Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) STEM Leadership Institute: An immersive leadership development experience for STEM faculty and administrators.
- Regional Network Meetings: Campus-based forums where innovations in undergraduate STEM teaching are tested and translated into action.
Supporting institutions in strengthening global learning experiences that prepare students for responsible citizenship and success in work and life.
- Virtual Exchange/ Collaborative Online International Learning: Preparing students to engage with and solve global challenges starts with giving them real opportunities to collaborate across cultures.
- Conference on Global Learning: A premier gathering for practitioners focused on internationalizing the undergraduate experience.
- Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers: A framework for campuses to dismantle racial hierarchies and promote healing in their communities.
Connecting campus learning to civic life, career pathways, and community impact.
- Curriculum-to-Career Innovations Institute: A design experience helping campuses link college learning with workforce preparedness.
- Character Corps: A yearlong initiative in partnership with Crossing Borders Global that helps campuses build a culture of dialogue and character development.
Get in Touch
If you have questions about joining AAC&U or about your membership, please contact us at MemberServices@aacu.org or 202-387-3760.