Council of Independent Colleges

Registration will open in early August for CIC’s 2025 Presidents Institute!    The theme of this year’s Institute is Engaging Communities, and the Institute will take place on January 4–7, in San Antonio, TX. Participants will explore ways that college and university presidents can engage communities on and off campus to sustain and renew them through uncertain times.   #CICpresidents2025    https://lnkd.in/eNK73F-P

Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of AI Ready, a special network created for CIC members. Programming will begin in Fall 2024 and offers:   -A year of professional development for your entire campus  -36 hours of live webinar content for an unlimited number of campus attendees  -Tailored content aimed at different functional areas and roles on campus delivered weekly    Institutions can enroll in one or both program(s):  -Program 1: All Campus Essentials, an opportunity to learn about and engage with the most pressing topics, structured so all areas of your campus benefit  -Program 2: Build Your Own, a small, space-limited, pilot program for institutions ready to implement generative AI on campus    https://lnkd.in/eM_tUDRi 

The Council of Independent Colleges celebrates Independence Day! It is CIC’s mission to enhance public understanding of independent higher education’s contributions to society and support academic freedom and independent higher education on behalf of our members.    https://lnkd.in/eT42Em5i     We hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend. 

The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce recently published “Progress Interrupted: Evaluating a Decade of Demographic Change at Selective and Open-Access Institutions Prior to the End of Race-Conscious Affirmative Action.” The report is a retrospective analysis of the changing demographics at both selective and open-access institutions, and demonstrates that even with race-conscious affirmative action, diversity gains made at the nation’s most selective colleges and universities were marginal. Achieving equitable enrollment in higher education in a post-affirmative action society will require changes at all levels of students’ educational journeys.    The findings may be of interest to CIC members: https://lnkd.in/g2HTVgXE

The sixth issue of Marjorie Hass' newsletter was published today: https://lnkd.in/g3vdS_Rz The link to subscribe to future issues can be found on the CIC website: https://lnkd.in/eAECAQ-S   

Applications are officially open for CIC’s AI Ready Program 2: Build Your Own!    This limited-space pilot program is all about getting “hands on” with generative AI and provides a private and secure generative AI sandbox to gather, analyze, and work with your institution’s data. A senior advisor will accompany your team through the journey with a project plan and guided instruction to produce results.    Institutions can enroll in one or both program(s):  -Program 1: All Campus Essentials, an opportunity to learn about and engage with the most pressing topics, structured so all areas of your campus benefit  -Program 2: Build Your Own, a small, space-limited, pilot program for institutions ready to implement generative AI on campus    Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eM_tUDRi 

Learn more about Juneteenth and the afterlives of slavery from CIC’s Legacies of American Slavery blog: https://lnkd.in/eiuitemd #CIClegacies 

There is still time to register for the CIC and The DeBruce Foundation webinar on strengthening student career pathways through The DeBruce Foundation’s Agilities.     Join us on Monday, June 24, at 3:00 p.m. (ET) for a conversation among academic leaders at three CIC member institutions who will discuss how they’ve used the Agilities tools to support career exploration for students from all levels. https://lnkd.in/e7kf62pi  

Calling all provosts and their academic affairs teams: Registration is now open for CIC’s 2024 Institute for Chief Academic Officers on November 1–4, in Portland, Oregon.     The theme of this year’s Institute is Academic Leadership Now & Next, and plenary sessions will feature presentations and panel discussions about Partnering for Good: Prison Education and the Potential for Transformation; AI and Academia: Leading the Charge in an Era of Educational (R)Evolution; and Telling Our Stories: The Impact of Independent Colleges/Universities.    Share or repost to spread the word! #2024CAOI         https://lnkd.in/efni6yB4 

CIC is pleased to offer financial assistance to philosophy instructors at member institutions who plan to attend the 2024 Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy organized by the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) on July 24–28, 2024. A limited number of awards to help defray the costs of AAPT membership, conference registration, lodging, meals, and travel. Applications will be considered in the order they are received by CIC, but no later than July 1.     Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eww9BeBx