AAC&U joined the American Council on Education and other higher education organizations in sending letters to the House and Senate asking Congress to include $46.6 billion in emergency aid for students and institutions in next COVID-19 supplemental package, as well as tax policy changes.

In this new survey from AAC&U and ABC Insights, members of AAC&U’s Presidents’ Trust detail their perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions they anticipate taking to mitigate its impacts. A majority of college and university presidents anticipate reengineering operations, providing student refunds, cutting costs, freezing hiring, implementing furloughs, or laying off staff.

On April 8, AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella participated in the first in a three-part series of virtual discussions cohosted by the Chronicle of Higher Education and ABC Insights: “Colleges and the Coronavirus: Time to be Proactive.” The discussion focused on what colleges and universities should be doing now to plan for strategic changes on campus—and what they should not do during a recession. The recording is available online, and registration is free.

AAC&U has joined the American Council on Education and other organizations in sending letters to Congress detailing the urgent need for emergency relief to students and colleges and universities during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

The Census Bureau created a short video to help clarify where students should be counted, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even if students are staying elsewhere temporarily, “students who normally live at school should be counted at school.”

The conference will include opportunities to explore practical and theoretical approaches to global learning and to examine strategies for making these experiences more accessible and inclusive. The conference will be held October 8–10, 2020, in Miami.

AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella will deliver the third annual Malcolm Lester Phi Beta Kappa Lectures on Liberal Arts and Public Life at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. Her three lectures, to be held March 26–27, will explore liberal education's role in preserving democracy and catalyzing individual and societal transformation.