Community Messages & Statements
2026
2026
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2026.
2025
2025
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2025.
2024
2024
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2024.
2023
2023
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2023.
2022
2022
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2022.
2021
2021
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2021
2019-20
2019-2020
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2019-2020.
2026
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2026.
2025
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2025.
2024
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2024.
2023
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2023.
2022
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2022.
2021
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2021
2019-2020
ACLS President Joy Connolly’s monthly community messages and statements to the ACLS Community on urgent matters in higher education and humanistic scholarship in 2019-2020.
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Advocacy in Action
Beginning in February 2025, the Advocacy in Action series outlines our response to federal policy shifts affecting higher education, cultural institutions, and research funding. President Joy Connolly’s monthly messages highlight how ACLS is mobilizing its networks, supporting member advocacy, and advancing a stronger public case for the value of humanistic knowledge. Learn more about Advocacy in Action here.
Advocacy in Action Messages from the President: 2025-26
Advocacy in Action Messages from the President: 2026
2026
Keep up to date with the ACLS President’s Advocacy in Action series through monthly updates. These messages respond to urgent challenges facing higher education, museums, and cultural organizations, and show how ACLS is advocating for humanistic knowledge, supporting scholars, and strengthening the role of the humanities in a democratic society.
Advocacy in Action Messages from the President: 2025
2025
The ACLS President’s Advocacy in Action series provides updates on urgent challenges facing higher education, museums, and cultural organizations, and shows how ACLS is advocating for humanistic knowledge, supporting scholars, and strengthening the role of the humanities in a democratic society.
2026
Keep up to date with the ACLS President’s Advocacy in Action series through monthly updates. These messages respond to urgent challenges facing higher education, museums, and cultural organizations, and show how ACLS is advocating for humanistic knowledge, supporting scholars, and strengthening the role of the humanities in a democratic society.
2025
The ACLS President’s Advocacy in Action series provides updates on urgent challenges facing higher education, museums, and cultural organizations, and shows how ACLS is advocating for humanistic knowledge, supporting scholars, and strengthening the role of the humanities in a democratic society.