Annual Meetings

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.

2023 Annual Meeting Video Highlights

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Joy Connolly in Conversation with NEH Chair Shelly Lowe

ACLS President’s Report to the Council

2023 Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecture: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2023 Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecture: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

HBCUs: Legacy and Future

Upcoming ACLS Annual Meetings

May 2-4, 2024 | Baltimore, MD
April 24-27, 2025 | Cambridge, MA

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2023 Annual Meeting Highlights

View highlights from the 2023 ACLS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, April 27-28.

News Article

May 9, 2023

ACLS Shares Video Recordings from 2022 Annual Meeting

ACLS is pleased to share recordings of two key sessions from the 2022 ACLS Annual Meeting.

News Article

September 2, 2022

2022 Annual Meeting Highlights

Highlights from the 2022 ACLS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 28-29.

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Talks by the President

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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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