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Perhaps nobody knows how to make any human being better, happier, and more capable, but at the very least the humanities, humane learning, and humanistic scholarship help to sustain a universe of thought in which these questions have meaning and in which adults may have the opportunity to work out such problems for themselves.
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—Howard Mumford Jones,
ACLS Board Chair (1955-58)
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Leadership. Since its founding, ACLS has provided the humanities and related social sciences with leadership, opportunities for innovation, and national and international representation. President Pauline Yu speaks in the U.S. and abroad on topics vital to scholarship and the academy today. ACLS convenes representatives from across the academic and public humanities for conferences on issues of broad interest to scholarly community, including an annual meeting, meetings and seminars for member society representatives, and commissions and working groups.
Research. ACLS Fellows are engaged in creating new knowledge that benefits our understanding of the world. ACLS continues to be the leading private institution supporting scholars in the humanities and related social sciences. In 2012, ACLS awarded over $15 million to 320 fellows and grantees worldwide. ACLS’s fellowship competitions provide a range of opportunities for scholars at all career stages (from graduate students to distinguished professors to independent scholars) working with varied disciplines and methodologies in the U.S. and abroad.
Innovation. ACLS has long supported new methods and subjects of humanities scholarship. New fellowship programs address digital humanities, collaborative research, postdoctoral opportunities, and scholars at work outside the academy. Recent initiatives on scholarly communication include Humanities E-Book, and sponsored publications such as the American National Biography and the Darwin Correspondence Project.
Stewardship. ACLS is a federation of 71 member societies, professional organizations for humanities scholars, and its mission is to strengthen the relationships among them. Each society is concerned with a distinct field of study, but all are involved in the promotion of research, scholarly publication, and education.
The Humanities in Action.News about ACLS activities. Multimedia lectures and program sessions from our meetings. ACLS publications. Talks from President Pauline Yu. News from our Fellows.