Washington, DC­­—The Association of American Colleges and Universities announced today the 2017 recipients of the annual K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. This award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and in others; and whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning. The award is named in honor of K. Patricia Cross, professor of higher education, emerita, at the University...Read more

San Francisco, CA—The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) will hold its Annual Meeting in San Francisco from January 25–28, 2017. AAC&U’s 2017 Annual Meeting, “Building Public Trust in the Promise of Liberal Education and Inclusive Excellence,” will respond to the urgent need—expressed by educators from campuses across the country—for more effective approaches to restoring public trust in higher education and improving public understanding of how liberal education and inclusive excellence are valuable “public” and “private” goods. Rebuilding the public’s trust in higher and liberal education requires educators and leaders from across sectors to paint a more compelling and vivid picture of how colleges and universities are improving student learning and reinventing liberal education to serve today’s students and to solve today’s challenges.Read more

Led by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and its Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL), over four hundred STEM faculty and administrators— representing more than 160 institutions or higher education and STEM professional societies—pledged to participate in Active Learning Day, organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as part of its nationwide Call to Action to improve education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). These educators pledged to support the kinds of active teaching and learning strategies in STEM classrooms that are culturally responsive to today’s undergraduate population.Read more

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands—Four diverse and prominent institutions of higher education have joined forces to conduct research on proven leadership approaches to broadening participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). With the generous support of a $2.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the University of the Virgin Islands and its partners - Fielding Graduate University, North Carolina A&T State University and the Association of American Colleges and Universities - have collaborated to launch the Center for Advancing STEM Leadership....Read more