Lumina President Merisotis and Cal State-Dominguez Hills President Garcia to Address Fall AAC&U Meeting
The next AAC&U meeting – Diversity, Learning, and Inclusive Excellence: Accelerating and Assessing Progress – will feature Jamie Merisotis and Mildred Garcia as speakers. Merisotis will speak on “Equality of Opportunity in Higher Education: Improving Access and Success for Historically Underrepresented Populations,” while Garcia will outline “A Comprehensive Plan for Inclusive Excellence.” Visit the Diversity and Learning meeting page for more details, and information on how to register.
AAC&U Welcomes New Senior Web Editor Barbara McCuen
AAC&U announces the appointment of Barbara McCuen as its new Senior Web Editor. McCuen comes to AAC&U with a wealth of experience including most recently at the Council on Foundations and, prior to that, at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. She brings to AAC&U her serious commitment to liberal education and a wide array of communications and technical skills that will help us take our Web site to new levels of sophistication in order to serve our members as they seek to improve undergraduate education for all today's students. Do you have suggestions for how we can improve our Web site? We would like to hear from you; email Barbara at McCuen@aacu.org.
Roberts T. Jones Speak at the National Conference of State Legislators’ Summit LEAP National Leadership Council (NLC) member Bob Jones spoke on “Building a Workforce for the Future: The State Role” at the NCSL Summit on July 24, 2008 in New Orleans. He addressed the challenges America faces in the global economy and the role of higher education in meeting them. Other presenters on the session included leaders from the Government Accountability Office and Northrop Grumman. Read more about these issues in the LEAP NLC report, College Learning for the New Global Century (pdf) and see what employers say about recent college graduates in a recent LEAP national polls.
The June/July issue of AAC&U News features entrepreneurial education at the University of Rochester; new findings on students' political views; a commentary on veterans and liberal education; and the latest news about AAC&U meetings, projects, podcasts, and publications.
On Campus With Women
The latest issue of OCWW explores the power of women’s leadership, action, and advocacy to transform the greater political field in which women operate.
Civic Engagement at the Center
Informed by the work of the Bonner Foundation, this publication highlights developmental models for students' civic learning and socially responsible leadership used on 77 campuses, describing research on the co-curricular model and emerging civic engagement minors.
