ACLS Member Societies Release Statements on Urgent Issues in Higher Education

ACLS member societies and affiliate members have released a number of statements responding to recent actions targeting the humanities, social sciences, and higher education in the United States and around the globe.

• American Academy of Arts & Sciences and American Association of Colleges and Universities: A Call for Constructive Engagement
• American Academy of Religion: AAR Denounces Book Bans and Threats to Academic Freedom
• American Folklore Society: Statement from the AFS Executive Board on the Cuts at NEA
• American Historical Association: AHA Statement on Military Libraries, Censorship, and History
• American Historical Association: American Historical Association Condemns Targeting of Foreign Scholars
• American Political Science Association: Letter to Director of the Office of the Historian at the U.S. Department of State Regarding the Termination of Positions on the Advisory Committee for Historic Diplomatic Documentation
• American Political Science Association: Statement on the Academic Freedom and Independence of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education
• American Sociological Association: Open Letter in Support of Academia
• Association for Asian Studies: Statement on the Arrest and Indictment of Dr. Paul Chambers in Thailand
• Association of Research Libraries: ARL Comments on the Dismissal of Dr. Carla Hayden from the Library of Congress
• Association of University Presses: Responding to the Current Political Moment in the United States
• Latin American Studies Association: LASA Condemns Deportations and Persecution of International Students and Migrants
• Middle East Studies Association: MESA Board Joint Statement with the TFCHR regarding visa revocations