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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 11h

“Knowledge is not partisan.”

ACLS President Joy Connolly calls out new threats to academic freedom and the humanities—and urges action to defend open inquiry and global understanding.

Read the message: bit.ly/4nDqwhb

#Humanities #AcademicFreedom #Edusky

October 8, 2025 Advocacy Update

Joy Connolly shares how ACLS is mobilizing scholars, institutions, and the public to oppose federal overreach in higher education and champion humanistic knowledge.

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The Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 1d

As an ACLS member org, OAH remains committed to protecting open inquiry and scholarly independence and stands with American Council of Learned Societies. Read ACLS’s full statement: https://ow.ly/wheu50X7T2O

ACLS Statement Regarding White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”

ACLS stands firmly against this latest White House effort to divide faculties by giving special privileges to students in “hard science programs” and its demand that institutions abolish “units that purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas.”

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 1d

Zoe Shan Lin, 2025 Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellow in China Studies, combs through government documents and other primary sources from the 12th and 13th centuries to find the hidden, human side to the story of the Southern Song dynasty: https://bit.ly/4gHPKs9

A Scholar of the Song

Assistant Professor of History Zoe Shan Lin wins an important fellowship to continue her research into medieval China

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Linguistic Society of America @lingsocam.bsky.social · 2d

The LSA is a proud member of the American Council of Learned Societies. We encourage all members to read this important statement.

American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 2d

ACLS has released a statement regarding the White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”: bit.ly/3IviMig

We call for the immediate rejection of the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”...No institution that is committed to the free pursuit of knowledge should submit to the degradation of autonomy and academic freedom contained in it. -ACLS Statement Regarding White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 2d

ACLS has released a statement regarding the White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”: bit.ly/3IviMig

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 5d

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August 13, 2025 Advocacy Update

ACLS President Joy Connolly shares an update on assaults on higher education and public history, and how ACLS is responding.

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 5d

ACLS President Joy Connolly on free speech on campus:

"As a nation, we seem to have forgotten that American universities’ role as energetic hosts of political controversy is older than the United States itself."

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 6d

Join our Virtual Information Session for the 2026 Buddhism Public Scholars Fellowship on October 15! This session will provide an overview of the hosting organizations and job descriptions, eligibility requirements, and evaluation criteria. Register here: https://bit.ly/4nXgVBx

Text graphic: The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public Scholars. Virtual information session: October 15 @ 11 am EST. Applications due January 27, 2026, 9 PM EST.

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 6d

The latest #OA book supported by the Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award is now available!

"British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700" (@uolpress.bsky.social) is a collection of essays examining the intersection of British working-class and radical writing: bit.ly/4pRkSK4

British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700 - University of London Press

At a time when working-class writing is gaining long-overdue recognition and radical ideas may be more important than ever, this timely collection of eighteen essays examines the powerful intersection...

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 7d

At UC Irvine, a 1960s Samoan canoe has become the catalyst for a richly layered investigation into migration and ecological knowledge, led by Tiara Na’puti and supported by an ACLS grant: https://bit.ly/4h2Us49

Na'puti receives funding for Indigenous research and connections with the canoe at UCI

Na'puti receives funding for Indigenous research and connections with the canoe at UCI You are here: Social Sciences News & Events News 2025 Na'puti receives funding for Indigenous research and connections with the canoe at ...

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 8d

How are colleges and universities advancing the humanities and social sciences in bold, new ways?

Our #InnovationInAction series spotlights real stories of change on campuses nationwide: bit.ly/4aQzzVE

Innovation in Action

Explore stories of institutional, programmatic, and curricular change taking place at colleges and universities across the US.

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 9d

ACLS has signed on to a Coalition for International Education letter calling to reverse the elimination of future funding for HEA-Title VI and Fulbright Hays and reinstate intended Congressional funding: bit.ly/4mFizqE

Text graphic: "Comprehensive global and regional expertise is now more crucial than ever for our nation’s wellbeing today and in the future. Discontinuing funding undermines long-standing national security imperatives, putting America’s strength and competitiveness at risk." -CIE letter to Secretary Linda McMahon

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American Academy of Religion @aarweb.bsky.social · 9d

In the latest AAR Weekly Briefing, AAR Executive Director Claudia Schippert shares thoughts on staying upright in an upside-down world and makes the case for higher education in a hostile climate. mailchi.mp/aarweb/advoc...

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 9d

Do you study the visual art of the United States? Apply for a Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship in #AmericanArt! These awards of $42K support graduate students at any stage of PhD dissertation research and writing. Deadline 9PM ET October 29: bit.ly/31YOwCY

#humanities #funding #arthistory

Text graphic reads Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art. Deadline: October 29, 2025, 9 PM EDT. Apply now.

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 12d

"California colleges and universities are still missing over $5 million worth of humanities grants, despite one federal district court order to return funds to University of California campuses."

Read more from @laist.com on the impact of millions of dollars lost in the humanities: bit.ly/4gHQdKV

California colleges lost millions in humanities purge. Their projects might not recover

Local history projects are some of the biggest casualties as 19 California campuses are missing over $5.2 million in canceled federal grants.

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UC Irvine School of Social Sciences @ucisocsci.bsky.social · 15d

With @acls1919.bsky.social grant funding, @ucirvine.bsky.social's Tiara Na’puti is tracing the history of a Samoan canoe on display in Social Sciences Tower to bring attention to the complex past and present of Indigenous Pacific Islanders in Southern California

Na'puti receives funding for Indigenous research and connections with the canoe at UCI

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 13d

The Doctoral Futures initiative is featured in a new @insidehighered.com article on reimaging humanities PhD programs: bit.ly/4mykcGw

Doctoral Futures Featured in Inside Higher Ed

Doctoral Futures is featured in an Inside Higher Ed article on interdisciplinary approaches to reimagining the humanities PhD.

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 13d

At the 2025 ACLS Annual Meeting, ACLS President Joy Connolly unveiled our new Strategic Framework: Bold Action For Strength and Growth.

"We aim to gather and increase resources for humanistic knowledge in the forms of community-building, the sharing of strategies and best practices, and funding."

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University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · 13d

Out today: British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700 edited by John Goodridge & @adambridgen.bsky.social.

This book is published #OpenAccess, with funding from @acls1919.bsky.social 👏

'Workers, Radicals, Environmentalists and Feminists, Unite!'

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British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700 - University of London Press

At a time when working-class writing is gaining long-overdue recognition and radical ideas may be more important than ever, this timely collection of eighteen essays examines the powerful intersection...

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 14d

Apply by Jan. 27 to The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public Scholars, placing early-career scholars in positions with @lionsroar.com, @tricyclemag.bsky.social, @artsmia.bsky.social, The Courtauld Institute of Art, & the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art: www.acls.org/BuddhismPublicScholars

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public Scholars

Buddhism Public Scholars use their expertise to bolster the capacity of host organizations in the area of Buddhist art and thought.

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AASCU @aascu.org · 14d

Today kicks off the 2025 GRC Fall Webinar Series!

Join us from 1–2 p.m. ET as Nike Nivar Ortiz from @acls1919.bsky.social shares insights on fellowships and grants in the humanities and social sciences.

Register: tinyurl.com/pfnbtf9m

#HigherEd #Grants #FundingOpportunities

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 15d

In January 2026, the first 100 Path to Open books will flip to open access. By the end of 2026, 1,000 titles will be on the path. 📖

Learn how libraries and presses are working with JSTOR to make it happen, and what it means for authors, students, and librarians: https://bit.ly/426cwUA

Path to Open stacked bar chart showing title growth: 100 (2023), 400 (2024), 700 (2025), then 1,000 each year 2026–2028. Light gray = new titles for participants, red = backlist for participants, black = open access; share of open access increases, reaching all 1,000 by 2028.

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 15d

New book alert! "Born in Flames" by @benchansfield.bsky.social F'20, F'22 is reviewed in @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/b...

Congratulations, Bench!

When the Bronx Burned, Tenants Died and Landlords Got Rich

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Society of Biblical Literature @sblsite.bsky.social · 15d

The Doctoral Futures Project sponsored by the ACLS with support from SBL started its work. SBL has lead responsibilities for the Pathways and Inclusion Committee that explores innovations in preparation and admissions practices for humanities PhDs.

SBL Establishes the Doctoral Futures Initiative in Partnership with Peer Organizations - Society of Biblical Literature

2025 has seen a stream of unprecedented attacks on higher education that have been particularly destructive to the humanities and social sciences.

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American Council of Learned Societies @acls1919.bsky.social · 16d

Calling HBCU faculty in the humanities and social sciences! Apply now to the ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program, with grants up to $10K and fellowships up to $50K. Apply by Nov. 5, 9 PM ET: https://bit.ly/45tc8QX

Photos of past ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellows and Grantees with text ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowships & Grants. Apply by November 5, 2025, 9 PM EST.

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