2025 Annual Meeting

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.

Agenda at a Glance

Thursday, April 24, 2025

5:45 PM – 7:00 PM	Joy Connolly in Conversation with Laurie Patton, President of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
7:15 PM – 9:30 PM	Welcome Reception & Dinner

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Friday, April 25, 2025

7:00 AM – 7:45 AM	Wellness Jumpstart
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM	Welcome and Program Announcements
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM	ACLS Governance
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM	ACLS President’s Report
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM	Morning Break
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM	Meeting of the Council
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM	Academic Freedom: PEN America and Societies
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM	Lunch
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM	Engaging a Diverse Public in Scholarship
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM	Community Among Scholars
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM	Doctoral Education Reform
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM	Scholarship Panel featuring Community College Fellows
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM	Afternoon Break
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Major trends and debates in Humanistic Inquiry
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM	Break
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Reception
6:15 PM – 7:30 PM	The Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecture
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM	Haskins Prize Lecture Reception & Dinner

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Saturday, April 26, 2025

7:00 AM – 7:45 AM	Wellness Jumpstart
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM	ACLS CEO Spring Meeting