INTRODUCTION

The Global Liberal Arts Alliance is a multilateral partnership of equals that seeks to serve as a beacon for educational leaders, faculty members and administrators. Its purpose is to exchange knowledge, expertise and experience among institutions committed to education in the tradition of the liberal arts and sciences. This initiative was founded and is administered by The Great Lakes Colleges Association with the generous support of the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

NEWS, CONCLUDED AND UPCOMING EVENTS

• The American University of Beirut formally joined The Global Liberal Arts Alliance in November 2010.
• Alliance Presidents met from 3-5 February 2011 at Ifrane, Morocco-based Al Akhawayn University.
• Alliance Chief Academic Officers (CAOs) met at the American University in Bulgaria from 7-9 July 2011
• Global Liberal Arts Alliance Conference to be hosted at the American College of Greece  from 22-24 June 2012

NEW PROGRAMS

Representatives from most members of the Alliance will be participating in a conference designed to examine the effectiveness and value of the liberal arts from a transnational perspective.  The conference will be hosted on the campus of the American College of Greece in Athens, June 22-24, 2012. Presidents, Chief Academic Officers, faculty and senior administrative staff members will work together to explore what goals and outcomes characterize the Liberal Arts in a truly global context. A group of faculty members selected to participate in the pilot offering of the Global Course Connection Project will have the opportunity to work in groups and as individual teams on the development of jointly taught courses that will be offered on some member campuses during the 2012-13 academic year.

CONCLUDED EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

From 1-3 April 2009, Presidents of Global Alliance colleges (refer to the list of participating institutions) met in Washington, DC (both at The Library of Congress and the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill). Highlights of the proceedings are summarized in the appended document and further details are obtainable from the Global Alliance office. A categorized list of existing opportunities within Global Alliance institutions, culled from the details that Presidents of Alliance institutions submitted at the culmination of their April meeting and, in certain cases, revised thereafter, is provided in portable document format (PDF) for ease of reference. Inquiries regarding the categories or items contained therein should be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .