Statements by Member Societies
Statements on Issues of Concern to Our Community
ACLS presents below links to statements issued by our Member Societies and affiliate organizations on issues of concern to our community.
- AAA releases statement “Supreme Court Moves Race-Conscious Admissions in the Wrong Direction” – June 2023
- AHA Submits Testimony Opposing Ohio Learning Standards Legislation – May 2023
- AAA releases statement “Appointees to New College of Florida an Attack on Academic Integrity” – January 2023
- Statement from MESA’s Board of Directors in Support of Protests in Iran – December 2022
- AHA and OAH release a joint statement “History, the Supreme Court, and Dobbs v. Jackson“- July 2022
- Statement by the African Studies Association on Discriminatory Treatment meted out to Africans, including Scholars and Students, fleeing the war in Ukraine – March 2022
- AHA releases statement “Historians Condemn Russian Invasion of Ukraine” February 2022
- AHA Statement on Bomb Threats against HBCUs: A History of Domestic Terrorism – February 2022
- AHA Condemns Violations of Presidential Records Act – February 2022
- MESA Statement in Support of Afghan Scholars and Students – February 2022
- AHA Statement on Censorship and Prosecution by Chinese Authorities – November 2021
- AHA Statement on Threats to Academic Conferences – September 2021
- Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism in American History – June 2021
- MESA Board Statement on Florida law (HB233) allowing recording in the classroom – May 2021
- ACLS Statement Urging Kansas Board of Regents to Uphold Employment Protections for Faculty – January 2021
- AHA Condemns Report of the Advisory 1776 Commission – January 2021
- AHA’s statement “Ransacking Democracy” – January 2021
- ASA issues Call to Higher Education Administrators to Support Caregivers During COVID – December 2020
- APA Statement on Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping – October 2020
- AHA Statement on Recent “White House Conference on American History” – September 2020
- AHA Statement on Department Closures and Faculty Firings – July 2020
- AHA Statement on Historical Research during COVID-19 – July 2020
- Association for Asian Studies’ Statement on the 2020 Hong Kong National Security Law – July 2020
- Modern Language Association’s Letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Concerning Its Decision to End Visa Exemptions for International Students – July 2020
- American Sociological Association’s letter to congressional leadership to allocate additional CARES Act funds for higher education, ensuring that the resources are distributed to the students and institutions most impacted during the COVID-19 crisis – June 2020
- American Philosophical Society’s statement on COVID-19 and American Education – May 2020
- American Philosophical Association’s statement condemning racism and discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans during COVID-19 – May 2020
- American Sociological Association’s call to higher education administrators regarding faculty review and reappointment processes – April 2020
- Modern Language Association’s statement on COVID-19 and Academic Labor – March 2020
- American Sociological Association’s statement regarding faculty review and reappointment processes during the COVID-19 crisis March 2020
- American Historical Association’s statement condeming the use of historical sties in warfare – January 2020
- American Anthropological Association’s statement calling the targeting of cultural sites for military activity a war crime – January 2020
ACLS Member Societies Speak Out on Racism
ACLS Member Societies stand in solidarity with those engaged in the struggle for justice, equality, and human rights. Click through below to read statements from individual organizations.
- African Studies Association
- American Academy of Religion
- American Anthropological Association
- American Comparative Literature Association
- American Musicological Society
- American Philosophical Association
- American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies
- American Society for Environmental History
- American Society of International Law
- American Sociological Association
- American Studies Association
- Archaeological Institute of America
- Association for Asian Studies
- Association for Jewish Studies
- Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
- Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
- Bibliographical Society of America
- Center for Research Libraries
- College Art Association
- Medieval Academy of America
- Modern Language Association
- National Communication Association
- National Council of Teachers of English
- National Council on Public History
- Oral History Association
- Renaissance Society of America
- Rhetoric Society of America
- Shakespeare Association of America
- Society for Classical Studies
- Society for Ethnomusicology
- Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
- Society of Architectural Historians
- Society of Biblical Literature