Advocacy

ACLS, the American Association of Colleges and Universities, and the Phi Beta Kappa Society affirm our support for free inquiry and expression at the Smithsonian Institution.

ACLS President Joy Connolly writes that it’s time to stand up together and build alliances, and shares how ACLS is responding to attacks on higher education and the humanities.

In The Chronicle of Higher Education, ACLS President Joy Connolly calls for unity and collaboration among higher education institutions in response to the current political climate.

ACLS has issued a joint statement with The Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Lamont writes about advocacy efforts across the country in response to the administration’s attacks on the humanities

We bring you several recent developments affecting the humanities and social sciences and our thinking about constructive responses. 

ACLS member societies have released statements and advocacy efforts responding to recent Executive Orders and federal budget cuts that target higher education.

ACLS President Joy Connolly publishes a Letter to the Editor titled “Academics Should Forcefully Reject the Claim They Are ‘Promoting Ideology.'”