14 Oct 2025

American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Announces the Winner of the 2025 Frederic W Ness Book Award

By David Tritelli

WASHINGTON DC (October 14, 2025) — The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has announced that 

08 Oct 2025

American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Launches Initiative to Restory Public Trust in Higher Education

By David Tritelli

WASHINGTON, DC (October 8, 2025) — The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has announced the launch of 

22 Apr 2025

Leaders of America’s Colleges, Universities, and Scholarly Societies Call for Constructive Engagement in Response to Ongoing Government Intrusion into Higher Education

By David Tritelli

WASHINGTON DC (April 22, 2025) — The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) released, on Monday, April 21, a statement from college and university presidents and leaders of scholarly societies in response to ongoing actions by the Trump administration affecting higher education.

04 Apr 2025

American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Announces Michael Ben-Avie as the Recipient of the 2025 Terrel L Rhodes Game Changer Award

By David Tritelli

WASHINGTON DC (April 4, 2025) — The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has announced Michael Ben-Avie as the 2025 recipient of the Terrel L Rhodes Game Changer Award. The award recognizes his transformative leadership in general education, pedagogy, and assessment and his pivotal role in developing and advancing the AAC&U VALUE Scoring Collaborative, a groundbreaking system for assessing student learning at scale within and across institutions.

22 Jan 2025

American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Announces New Directors and Officers for Board of Directors

By David Tritelli

WASHINGTON DC (January 22, 2025) — At the 2025 AAC&U Annual Meeting in Washington DC, new directors and officers were elected to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)’ board of directors. Jonathan R Alger, president of American University in Washington DC, will serve as chair of the board. Timothy K Eatman, inaugural dean of the honors living-learning community at Rutgers University–Newark, will serve as past chair.

14 May 2024

Free Speech Matters: A Statement on the Ongoing Campus Protests and the Upcoming Congressional Hearing

By David Tritelli

WASHINGTON DC (May 14, 2024) — Academic freedom and freedom of expression are fundamental to higher education. Where these freedoms operate, ideas are shared, challenged, discussed, and debated without fear of retribution or censorship — even when those ideas are unpopular, even when those ideas are offensive. Through this free exchange of ideas in pursuit of truth, knowledge advances and expands.

01 Feb 2024

Twelve Institutions Selected to Participate in New AAC&U Project Designed to Strengthen Connections between College Curricula and Student Career Preparation

By David Tritelli

WASHINGTON DC (February 1, 2024) — The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has announced that twelve higher-education institutions have been selected to participate in the Equitable and Inclusive Curriculum-to-Career Models project.

30 Jan 2024

American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Announces Four Institutions to Host New Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers

By David Tritelli

WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2024) — The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced today partnerships with four new 

12 Jan 2024

American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Calls on Higher Education Institutions to Participate in National Day of Racial Healing January 16

By David Tritelli

WASHINGTON DC (January 12, 2024) — The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has called on higher education institutions across the country to mark the eighth annual 

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