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Advocacy, Advocacy In Action
May 14, 2025
May 14, 2025 Advocacy Update
President Joy Connolly shares updates on ACLS advocacy efforts.
Advocacy
April 22, 2025
ACLS President Joy Connolly Signs AAC&U Statement Against Government Overreach
The statement pushes back against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference endangering American higher education.
Advocacy
April 22, 2025
ACLS Board Member Michèle Lamont Shares Responses to the Administration’s Attacks on the Humanities
Lamont writes about advocacy efforts across the country in response to the administration's attacks on the humanities
Advocacy, Advocacy In Action, Monthly Community Message
April 9, 2025
Advocacy in Action: April 9, 2025
ACLS President Joy Connolly writes that it's time to stand up together and build alliances, and shares how ACLS is responding to attacks on higher education and the humanities.
Advocacy
April 4, 2025
Joy Connolly Calls for Collaboration Among Higher Education Institutions in Chronicle Op-Ed
In The Chronicle of Higher Education, ACLS President Joy Connolly calls for unity and collaboration among higher education institutions in response to the current political climate.
Advocacy, Statements
April 3, 2025
Joint Statement on Cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities
ACLS has issued a statement with the Council of Graduate Schools and The Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Advocacy, Statements
March 31, 2025
Joint Statement in Support of the Smithsonian Institution
ACLS, the American Association of Colleges and Universities, and the Phi Beta Kappa Society affirm our support for free inquiry and expression at the Smithsonian Institution.
Advocacy
March 25, 2025
ACLS Member Societies Respond to Executive Orders Impacting Higher Education
ACLS member societies have released statements and advocacy efforts responding to recent Executive Orders and federal budget cuts that target higher education.
Advocacy, Statements
March 21, 2025
Joint Statement on Executive Order to Dismantle Department of Education
ACLS has issued a joint statement with The Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Advocacy, Advocacy In Action
March 12, 2025
March 12, 2025 Advocacy Update
We bring you several recent developments affecting the humanities and social sciences and our thinking about constructive responses. 
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