Exciting news! Liberal Education magazine won another platinum award at the MarCom Awards in the Association Magazine category for its Spring 2025 issue, which featured articles on the reading crisis and college radio stations. https://bit.ly/4or3NFr #MarComAwards

"Students cannot thrive in an environment where they feel surveilled by federal agents or uncertain about their safety." –Fanta Aw, @nafsa-official.bsky.social, on supporting international students in crisis. https://bit.ly/46OtLvg #LibEdMag

Limited capacity remains for the AAC&U Symposium on AI Leadership! Lead your campus with confidence in the age of AI. Details: aacu.org/ai-symposium #AACUlead

The full program is live! Join the 2025 Credo + AAC&U Leadership Institute to lead with energy, build collaborative teams, and gain strategies to thrive in higher education. Don’t miss out—register now: aacu.org/lead #AACUlead

Within challenge lies opportunity. Together, we can reimagine higher education and renew our shared mission of educating for democracy. Be part of this #GivingTuesday movement with AAC&U. aacu.org/give

Congrats to Marilyn Cooper, associate editor of Liberal Education, for her article "Can We Turn the Page?" winning Platinum at the MarCom Awards, the highest recognition! The piece examines declining college reading rates. https://bit.ly/47GpSKc

Federal officials revoked visas for 1,800 students as of April 2025, often without due process. How can institutions help students at risk of deportation? Here's what to know: https://bit.ly/4nzL9Lb #LibEdMag @moimmigration

Higher education faces a defining moment. Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are under attack—but together, we can defend the core values of higher education. Join AAC&U this #GivingTuesday to help turn this moment of challenge into lasting opportunity. aacu.org/give

Time is running out to register for the Credo + AAC&U Leadership Institute for Women and Gender-Diverse Leaders, December 2-3, Greensboro, NC. Join experienced higher ed leaders for sessions on sustaining leadership energy, panel discussions, and peer reflection. Register: aacu.org/lead

Back by demand and built for action. New and returning attendees will find advanced strategies for AI governance, teaching and learning, and operations at the AAC&U Symposium on AI Leadership. Details: aacu.org/ai-symposium #AACUlead

"Critics say the goal is to intimidate students and silence dissent." How can campuses respond to ICE increasingly targeting college students for deportation? This guide offers practical advice. https://bit.ly/4pWtzTp #LibEdMag

"The Right to Learn: Resisting the Right-Wing Attack on Academic Freedom," edited by Valerie C. Johnson, Jennifer Ruth, and Ellen Schrecker, and published by @beaconpress.bsky.social, is the 2025 Frederic W. Ness Book Award winner! Details: https://bit.ly/47rBl06

AI is already reshaping campuses. Learn how to lead responsibly and effectively at AAC&U’s Symposium on AI Leadership, November 20–21. Save your seat: aacu.org/ai-symposium #AACUlead

Higher Education’s Compact with America: Shared Principles for the Common Good https://bit.ly/3WbZv8K

"This is a moment for courage, and courage is contagious." Cecilia Muñoz, former White House Domestic Policy director, reflects on how higher education must respond to the Trump administration's systematic dismantling of DEI initiatives. Read more: https://bit.ly/3WvYok5 #LibEdMag

Women and gender-diverse leaders across #HigherEd—don’t miss the Credo + AAC&U Leadership Institute, December 2–3 in Greensboro, NC. Two immersive days to build clarity, authenticity, and energy in your leadership. Register now: aacu.org/lead #AACUlead

“Surviving for a purpose means keeping the mission of an institution at the forefront of decision-making.” Read AAC&U's @jeremycyoung.bsky.social’s “Survive for a Purpose.” https://bit.ly/4h1cUtE #LibEdMag

AAC&U Launches Initiative to Restore Public Trust in Higher Education: https://bit.ly/46JDLqN

"Silence really does invite cuts. Collective pressure has more of a potential to stop them." –Gloria L. Blackwell, CEO of the American Association of University Women, on fighting the dismantling of the Department of Education in this recent #LibEdMag article: https://bit.ly/4ol6qsj

AI is here. Are your policies, practices, and plans ready? Presidents, provosts, CIOs, deans, and strategy leaders—this symposium is for you. Learn more and register: aacu.org/ai-symposium #AACUlead

AAC&U Statement on the Trump Administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” https://bit.ly/3VOEJvx

Time's running out! Submit your proposal for #AACUCLASS before tonight's (October 3) deadline. Share your work on courageous care. Details: aacu.org/class

"It is narratively, rhetorically, politically, morally more powerful for researchers to make their case to the public, individually, not subsumed by a big, faceless institution," says @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Claudia Polsky. https://bit.ly/4pZ77Jp #LibEdMag

The call for proposals for the 2026 AAC&U Conference on Learning and Student Success closes tomorrow, Friday, October 3. Submit your proposal before time runs out: aacu.org/class #AACUCLASS

AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella will be a featured speaker at the #USUniversitiesSummit, hosted by @timeshighered.bsky.social and @insidehighered.com. Join her in Hoboken on October 13–14 for a forward-looking conversation on the future of higher ed. https://bit.ly/45ukvLZ

It’s all about alignment. Join this October 10 workshop and focus on aligning assessment practices with teaching and learning by “hacking” AAC&U’s VALUE rubrics. https://www.aacu.org/event/hacking-the-value-rubrics

"The weaponization of research funds that so concerned Vannevar Bush when he first envisioned the NSF has become a reality under the current administration and will undoubtedly have a profound and lasting effect, especially at HBCUs." - Lynn Pasquerella https://bit.ly/3VydRzW #LibEdMag

Assessment isn’t one-size-fits-all. Learn to adapt AAC&U’s VALUE rubrics for your context. https://www.aacu.org/event/hacking-the-value-rubrics

Lead your campus into an AI-enabled future. Join AAC&U’s Symposium on AI Leadership, November 20–21, at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Practical tools, peer insights, and strategies you can use right away. Learn more: aacu.org/ai-symposium #AACUlead

Congratulations to our very talented design director Todd Albertson, whose work on Liberal Education magazine has earned a prestigious Gold Medal for Best of Genre from the Society of Publication Designers! #SPD60 https://bit.ly/3I1K27G

Discover how to customize VALUE rubrics, streamline processes, and improve student outcomes in this October 10 online workshop. Details: https://www.aacu.org/event/hacking-the-value-rubrics

Nominations are open for the 2026 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award, recognizing graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education. aacu.org/cross

"I get to expose myself to the industry, but at the same time, I get to develop the key skills that businesses most value. In an age of AI, skills such as creative problem-solving will set me apart." – Bhavin Varsani https://bit.ly/3ItJyay #LibEdMag

"When you learn, teach. When you get, give," Maya Angelou wrote. Educators share the quotes that inspire and energize them in AAC&U's Reflections. https://bit.ly/4emPn4Y #LibEdMag

"The wildfire forced me to slow down and accept that resilience comes from leaning on others, not facing challenges alone." Read more about the unexpected lessons learned from the Eaton Canyon wildfire that impacted @caltech.edu: bit.ly/4lqE91F #LibEdMag

"Trump is ‘catalyst, not cause’ of HE decline – Pasquerella" via @uniworldnews https://bit.ly/46rGdSv

"The primary responsibility of a college or university is to ensure that the civic mind remains intact until the civic space is ready to emerge fully and openly again," writes @paramiuni's Kyaw Moe Tun in #LibEdMag: bit.ly/40pZ8to

AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella will join @financialtimes.com journalists & other experts for a webinar on September 18 at 8 a.m. ET to discuss what political attacks on US universities mean for innovation, business, & global competitiveness. Register: american-universities.live.ft.com

"Language shapes reality, and shifting our language can influence how we think, relate to others, and create change in the world," writes @DrJRiddell with @ubishops.bsky.social bit.ly/4k9oTp6 #LibEdMag

How should higher ed respond to Trump administration policies? Join AAC&U Pres. Lynn Pasquerella & Board Chair Jonathan Alger (Pres., American University) on 8/28 at 2 p.m. ET for a discussion of presidential leadership & the Call for Constructive Engagement. bit.ly/45dMlMr

Ready to lead through change? Apply now to the 2026 AAC&U New Leadership Academy Fellows Program to grow your impact, expand your network, and build the skills to lead with purpose. Details: aacu.org/nla

AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella: “Replacing the judgement of scientific experts with that of political appointees will have a profound and lasting impact on research quality, public trust and innovation.” bit.ly/4fQVZti via @uniworldnews.bsky.social‬

“Our goal should be not to turn the thermostat down but to turn it off: to go beyond the politics of the moment and remind people of all political persuasions how vital colleges and universities are.” - @jeremycyoung.bsky.social, AAC&U www.aacu.org/liberaleduca...

Lead with clarity, courage, and collaboration. Register now for AAC&U’s Forum on Transformational Leadership: April 15–16 in Tucson, Arizona. Details: aacu.org/transform #AACULead

Early bird registration for the Conference on Global Learning closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET, Friday, August 15. Register now to join this fully virtual conference from wherever you are. aacu.org/global

Join AAC&U and partners for the Higher Education Democracy Exchange (HEDx) Town Hall on Thursday, August 28, at 1:00 p.m. ET! Learn how this innovative platform will support civic engagement in higher education, connect with key stakeholders, & discover ways to get involved. Details: bit.ly/4oEjGJ8

“College radio is still doing the important work of discovery, case making, sharing, and being an influencer. It’s still the place that discovers music and gives artists their first shot of being heard by an audience,” Rob Quicke tells @Ken_Budd: bit.ly/44lPJnY #LibEdMag

A new DOJ memo could limit how institutions support students from underserved backgrounds, even when programs are open to everyone. @jeremycyoung.bsky.social warns that this marks a troubling escalation in federal restrictions on DEI and threatens intellectual freedom. www.aacu.org/liberaleduca...

AI is poised to change the higher ed experience. Here's what leaders are seeing on their campuses: bit.ly/4l17kIU #LibEdMag

On the Title IX and Civil Rights podcast, “Navigating DEI in Higher Education,” hosts Alyssa-Rae McGinn & Jenna Farrell talk with AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella about navigating DEI under the Trump Administration’s interpretation of Civil Rights laws. bit.ly/4mzA2kq