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September 2023

The Higher Education Forum at the Academy

The Academy’s second annual convening of The Higher Education Forum was held in Aspen, CO, in June 2023. More than one hundred higher education experts and leaders, including university presidents, provosts, and deans from many of the Academy’s Affiliate institutions as well as several Academy members, engaged in an array of topics.
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The Higher Education Forum

The Forum, a collaboration of higher education leaders and scholars, launched in 1984 and moved to the Academy in 2022. The Higher Education Forum is an opportunity for the Academy to provide leadership and learning on pressing issues in higher education with a cross-disciplinary and cross-sector approach that draws on the strengths of its members and Affiliates.

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Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education

Drawing from national leaders in education, business, and government, this commission analyzed the current state of undergraduate education and offers recommendations to improve the quality of student learning, increase college completion rates, and ensure all students have access to an affordable postsecondary education.

Chairs
Roger W. Ferguson and Michael S. McPherson
Education
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Humanities Indicators

The Humanities Indicators is a nationally recognized source of nonpartisan information on the state of the humanities, providing researchers and policy-makers with better tools to answer basic questions about areas of concern in the field.

Chairs
Norman Marshall Bradburn and Robert B. Townsend
Arts & Humanities
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educating all children
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Universal Basic and Secondary Education

This study investigated the rationale, the means, and the consequences of providing high-quality primary and secondary education to all the world's children.

Chairs
Joel E. Cohen and David E. Bloom
Education
language learning
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Commission on Language Learning

The Commission on Language Learning examined the current state of language education, projected what the nation’s education needs would be in the future, and offered recommendations for ways to meet those needs.

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Paul LeClerc
Arts & Humanities
Education
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Publications

Data Publication |
OCT 2023

Employment Outcomes for Humanities Majors: State Profiles

In the first national study of its kind, the Humanities Indicators project reports on the career outcomes of humanities majors in each state and the District of Columbia. The profiles estimate the number of humanities majors working full-time in each state, their median earnings, as well as their occupations and unemployment rate.
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Humanities Indicators
Arts & Humanities
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News & Updates

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The Higher Education Forum at the Academy

The Academy’s second annual convening of The Higher Education Forum was held in Aspen, CO, in June 2023. More than one hundred higher education experts and leaders, including university presidents, provosts, and deans from many of the Academy’s Affiliate institutions as well as several Academy members, engaged in an array of topics.
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Humanities Graduate Education Is Shrinking

A new report from the Humanities Indicators project finds that master’s degrees in humanities fields peaked in 2012 and Ph.Ds. three years later. There are no signs of a bounce back.
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Inside Higher Ed
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Rediscovering Humanities Education in Community Colleges

Much of the attention about the humanities in higher education tends to focus on four-year colleges and universities (and more specifically, on the declining number of students who major in the humanities). In recent years, the American Academy’s Humanities Indicators (HI) have been exploring the growing presence of the humanities in the community college sector.
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Events

Events

Jun 12-15, 2023

Forum on the Future of Higher Education 2023

Featuring Mark Becker , Brandon Busteed , Nancy E. Cantor, Lynn W. Chang, Julio Frenk, Ann M. Fudge, Helene D. Gayle, Jason Gonzales , Hahrie C. Han, Sara Hebel , Mary Dana Hinton, Kaye G. Husbands Fealing, William Jarvis , Sonia K. Katyal, Earl Lewis, Goodwin Liu, Michael L. Lomax , Gary S. May, Jamie Merisotis, John C. Mitchell, Jennifer L. Mnookin, David W. Oxtoby, Bobby Pace , Laurie L. Patton, Jessica Pisano , Vincent E. Price, Emelia Probasco , Madeline Pumariega , Cybele Raver , Nabiha Syed , John Shattuck, Geoffrey Richard Stone, Ayanna Thompson, Ben Vinson, and Harry Williams
Aspen, CO
Jun 13-16, 2022

Forum on the Future of Higher Education 2022

Featuring David W. Oxtoby, Rachel Barr, Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Michelene T.H. Chi, Jose Luis Cruz Rivera , John J. DeGioia, Wendy Fischman , Wayne A. I. Frederick , Kimberly Griffin , Jonathan Scott Holloway, Lloyd Holmes, Alexandra Hrycak, Jodie Adams Kirshner, Nicholas B. Lemann, Susanna Loeb, Paula D. McClain, Maurie McInnis, Joel W. Meyerson, Ted Mitchell , Eduardo J. Padrón, John G. Palfrey, Seth D. Pollak, OiYan Poon, Barbara Snyder, Talia Stroud , Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, David G. Victor, Natasha Warikoo, Ruth V. Watkins, Elke U. Weber, and David Kwabena Wilson
Aspen, CO
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