Annual Meetings

The ACLS Annual Meeting is a highly anticipated forum for discussions on the advancement and future of humanistic study.
Joy Connolly in Conversation with Phil Harper, Program Director for Higher Learning, Mellon Foundation
Joy Connolly in Conversation with Phil Harper, Program Director for Higher Learning, Mellon Foundation at the 2022 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia

ACLS Annual Meetings bring together delegates and administrative officers of our member societies, representatives of institutional associates and affiliates, and friends and supporters of ACLS from foundations, government agencies, and across the academic and public humanities. This much-anticipated event offers a substantive program of broad interest to the scholarly community that ACLS represents. As constitutionally mandated, the Council meets to hear the Report of the Treasurer, vote on the annual budget, and take formal action on learned societies recommended for ACLS membership. The Conference of Executive Officers traditionally meets directly after each Annual Meeting.

View highlights from the 2022 ACLS Annual Meeting, which took place April 28-29 in Philadelphia.

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Upcoming ACLS Annual Meetings

April 27-29, 2023, Philadelphia, PA

April 25-27, 2024, Baltimore, MD

April 24-26, 2025, Cambridge, MA

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2021 Annual Meeting

ACLS returned to a fuller agenda of discussion panels with member societies, fellows, and featured guests.

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2020 Annual Meeting

The 2020 ACLS Annual Meeting highlighted President Joy Connolly’s first ever Report to the Council, focused on her vision for the organization.

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