Liberal Education Initiative

The Currency of the Liberal Arts and Sciences: Rethinking Liberal Education in Wisconsin

Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)

The UW System, through its Currency of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Initiative, is proud to partner with AAC&U, the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education.

AAC&U's members are committed to extending the advantage of a liberal education to all students, regardless of their academic specialization or intended career. Founded in 1915 by college presidents, AAC&U now represents the entire spectrum of American colleges and universities-large and small, public and private, two-year and four-year. AAC&U comprises more than 1000 accredited colleges and universities that collectively educate more than five million students every year.

AAC&U organizes its work around four broad goals:

• Preparing Students for an Era of Greater Expectations
• Education for a World Lived in Common
• Making Excellence Inclusive
• Taking Responsibility for the Quality of Every Student's Liberal Education