Press Releases

“Youth Voting Rights: Civil Rights, the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, and the Fight for American Democracy on College Campuses,” edited by Jonathan Becker and Yael Bromberg, published by De Gruyter Brill, wins the 2026 Frederic W. Ness Book Award.

Fourteen higher education leaders will contribute expertise across public trust, leadership development, program innovation, civic learning, and career readiness.

The report concludes that OER implementation merits recognition as AAC&U’s 12th high-impact practice (HIP), joining a distinguished group of educational practices shown to improve student learning, engagement, persistence, and success.

The Trust Agenda outlines strategies for strengthening relationships between colleges and universities and the communities they serve.

This unprecedented collaboration between ACE and AAC&U reflects a shared commitment to reinforcing the democratic mission of higher education at a pivotal moment in the nation’s history.

As artificial intelligence reshapes the workplace and the classroom, AAC&U and Elon University have released the third annual Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence in partnership with The Princeton Review.

The award honors the Office’s systemwide work to reimagine the TBR General Education Core through a collaborative process involving faculty, administrators, and staff.