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The '''American Association of Colleges and Universities''' ('''AAC&U''') is a global membership organization headquartered in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States. It focuses on improving quality and equity in [[undergraduate education]] and advancing [[liberal education]]. Founded in 1915, AAC&U comprises more than 1,000 member institutions around the world — including accredited public and private colleges, community colleges, research universities, and comprehensive universities.
The '''American Association of Colleges and Universities''' ('''AAC&U''') is a global membership organization headquartered in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States. It works to improve quality and equity in [[undergraduate education]] and advance [[liberal education]]. Founded in 1915, AAC&U comprises more than 1,000 member institutions in the US and abroad, including accredited public and private colleges, [[community college]]s, research universities, and comprehensive universities.


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Revision as of 17:22, 28 January 2022

American Association of Colleges and Universities
Formation1915; 109 years ago (1915)
TypeNon-profit organization
PurposeImproving undergraduate education and advancing liberal education
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States
Membership
1000
Main organ
Liberal Education
WebsiteOfficial website

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is a global membership organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. It works to improve quality and equity in undergraduate education and advance liberal education. Founded in 1915, AAC&U comprises more than 1,000 member institutions in the US and abroad, including accredited public and private colleges, community colleges, research universities, and comprehensive universities.

Publications

AAC&U publishes Liberal Education magazine, sponsors meetings and institutes for campus teams and publishes reports and monographs.

The Multi-State Collaborative to Advance Quality Student Learning

The Multi-State Collaborative to Advance Quality Student Learning is a collaboration led by the AAC&U and the State Higher Education Executive Officers.[1] As of October 2016, the project involved 900 faculty members at 80 public two- and four-year institutions in 13 states. The project aims to produce a cross-institutional method of evaluating student learning by getting faculty from different institutions to agree on a set of general education outcomes by using a common rubric, the AAC&U Value Rubrics, for evaluating student work. The leaders of this collaboration hope that results of the project will “paint an accurate picture of learning nationwide and, in turn, spark continuing improvement. The notability of the project is its “subject of analysis: the authentic stuff of college – the homework, problem sets, and papers that students regularly produce.[2]”

Studies

In a 2010 study, the organization found that only 30% of college students felt safe in holding unpopular opinions on their campus.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lederman, Doug. "Are They Learning?". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ Berrett, Dan. "The Next Great Hope For Measuring Learning". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ Eric L. Dey; Molly C. Ott (2010). "Engaging Diverse Viewpoints- What Is the Campus Climate for Perspective-Taking?" (PDF). Association of American Colleges and Universities. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-911696-20-2. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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