The Association of American Colleges & Universities

THE ASSOC I AT ION OF AMER I CAN COLLEGES & UNI VERS I T I ES these values, the Board of Directors outlined five priorities to guide the work of the Association: • mobilizing collaborative leadership for educational and institutional effectiveness; • building faculty leadership in the context of institutional renewal; • strengthening curricula to serve student and societal needs; • establishing diversity as an educational and civic priority; • fostering global engagement in a diverse but connected world. Over the next decade, AAC&U foregrounded its commitment to equity and inclusion, culminating in the expansion of the Association’s mission in 2012 to embrace inclusive excellence as central to liberal education. The goal was to signal a commitment to the ideal that access to Campus teams attend sessions, meet with expert faculty, and develop action plans at AAC&U’s 2019 Institute on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Centers. Photo courtesy of AAC&U. A racial healing circle at the 2018 Institute on TRHT Campus Centers. Photo courtesy of AAC&U.