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Featured News

• President David Oxtoby from Pomona College Elected Chair of AAC&U Board; Seven New Directors Named
  

Meetings and Institutes

• AAC&U Meeting in Philadelphia to Address Faculty Roles in High-Impact Practices
• Proposals Due March 15 for Diversity, Learning, and Inclusive Excellence Meeting
• Apply for AAC&U Summer Institutes—Deadlines Approaching
• AAC&U Invites Proposals for Conference on Undergraduate Research
• Resources and Podcasts from AAC&U’s 2010 Annual Meeting Now Available
• AAC&U Cosponsors “Higher Education and the Greater Good: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century”
• Nominations, Applications Invited for Remaining Openings in 2010 Wye Faculty and Deans' Seminars

LEAP News

• LEAP Leadership Groups Convene for Strategic Planning Sessions at LEAP’s Five-Year Mark
• State University Systems Redesign General Education, Focus on Inclusive Excellence
• Get More Involved with AAC&U—Join the LEAP Campus Action Network
  

Project Highlights

• Apply to Participate in Electronic Portfolio Research Cohort
  

Other AAC&U News

• AAC&U Invites Nominations for Board of Directors
  
• Nominations for Ness Book Award Now Being Accepted
  
•  AAC&U Announces Support for What’s Your Issue? – Film Your Issue Competition for Young Adult Filmmakers
  
• “By Deans, For Deans” Handbook Now Available

Focusing the Essentials for College and Career Readiness

The Proper Role of Interdisciplinary Studies

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AAC&U News is written and edited by Laura Donnelly-Smith. If you have questions or comments about the newsletter's contents, please e-mail donnelly-smith@aacu.org.