Statements by Member Societies

Statements on Issues of Concern to Our Community

ACLS presents below links to statements issued by our member societies and affiliate organizations on issues of concern to our community.

• Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism in American History - June 2021
• MESA Board Statement on Florida law (HB233) allowing recording in the classroom - May 2021
• ACLS Statement Urging Kansas Board of Regents to Uphold Employment Protections for Faculty - January 2021
• AHA Condemns Report of the Advisory 1776 Commission. January 2021
• AHA's statement "Ransacking Democracy." January 2021
• ASA issues Call to Higher Education Administrators to Support Caregivers During COVID. December 2020
• APA Statement on Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. October 2020
• AHA Statement on Recent "White House Conference on American History," September 2020
• AHA Statement on Department Closures and Faculty Firings. July 2020
• AHA Statement on Historical Research during COVID-19. July 2020
• Association for Asian Studies' Statement on the 2020 Hong Kong National Security Law. July 2020
• Modern Language Association's Letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Concerning Its Decision to End Visa Exemptions for International Students. July 2020
• American Sociological Association's letter to congressional leadership to allocate additional CARES Act funds for higher education, ensuring that the resources are distributed to the students and institutions  most impacted during the COVID-19 crisis. June 2020

ACLS Member Societies Speak Out on Racism

ACLS member societies stand in solidarity with those engaged in the struggle for justice, equality, and human rights. Click through below to read statements from individual organizations.

African Studies Association
American Academy of Religion
American Anthropological Association
American Comparative Literature Association
American Musicological Society
American Philosophical Association 
American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies
American Society for Environmental History​
American Society of International Law
American Sociological Association
American Studies Association
Archaeological Institute of America
Association for Asian Studies
Association for Jewish Studies
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies​
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
Bibliographical Society of America
Center for Research Libraries
College Art Association
Medieval Academy of America
Modern Language Association
National Communication Association
National Council of Teachers of English
National Council on Public History
Oral History Association
Renaissance Society of America
Rhetoric Society of America
Shakespeare Association of America
Society for Classical Studies
Society for Ethnomusicology​
Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study​
Society of Architectural Historians ​
Society of Biblical Literature​

Statements on Issues of Concern to Our Community

ACLS presents below links to statements issued by our member societies and affiliate organizations on issues of concern to our community.

• American Sociological Association's letter to congressional leadership to allocate additional CARES Act funds for higher education, ensuring that the resources are distributed to the students and institutions  most impacted during the COVID-19 crisis. June 2020
• American Philosophical Society's statement on COVID-19 and American Education May 2020
• American Philosophical Association's statement condemning racism and discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans during COVID-19. May 2020
• American Sociological Association's call to higher education administrators regarding faculty review and reappointment processes. April 2020
• Modern Language Association's statement on COVID-19 and Academic Labor. March 2020
• American Sociological Association's statement regarding faculty review and reappointment processes during the COVID-19 crisis. March 2020
• American Historical Association's statement condeming the use of historical sties in warfare. January 2020
• American Anthropological Association's statement calling the targeting of cultural sites for military activity a war crime. January 2020
• American Sociological Association's statement on student evaluations of teaching. September 2019
• AHA statement on domestic terrorism, bigotry, and hatred. August 2019
• ACLA Letter to Stanford University in Support of Stanford University Press, March 2019.
• Statement to Alaskan Officials on Proposed Budget Cuts, March 2019.
• Statement in Opposition to European Parliament Proposal on Article 6 of the Revised Copyright Directive, December 2018.
• Statement on Proposed Program Cuts at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, March 15, 2018.
• AHA Condemns Polish Law Criminalizing Public Discussion of Polish Complicity in Nazi War Crimes, February 2018.
• Statement Opposing US Proposal to Tax Tuition Waivers, November 28, 2017.
• Statements in Support of the NEH, March 2017
• Statements Regarding the January 2017 US Executive Order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States"
• Statements Regarding the 2016 Presidential Election

Statements in Support of the NEH

American Association of Geographers
American Folklore Society
American Historical Association
Latin American Studies Association
Modern Language Association
National Communication Association
Organization of American Historians
Society for Classical Studies
Society of Architectural Historians

Statements Regarding the January 2017 US Executive Order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States"

African Studies Association
American Academy of Religion
American Anthropological Association
American Association of Geographers
American Comparative Literature Association
American Folklore Society
American Historical Association
American Musicological Society
American Philosophical Association
American Political Science Association
American Schools of Oriental Research
American Society for Aesthetics
American Society for Environmental History
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
American Society of International Law
American Sociological Association
American Studies Association
Association for Asian Studies
Association for Jewish Studiess
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Association of American Law Schools
Association of College and Research Libraries
College Art Association
German Studies Association
History of Science Society
International Center for Medieval Art
International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR)
Linguistic Society of America
Medieval Academy of America
Middle East Studies Association of North America
Modern Language Association
National Council of Area Studies Association, joint statement by African Studies Assocation; Association for Asian Studies; Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies; and Latin American Studies Association
North American Conference on British Studies
Oral History Association
Renaissance Society of America
Rhetoric Society of America
Shakespeare Association of America
Society for American Music
Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Society for Classical Studies
Society for Ethnomusicology
Society for Music Theory
Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing
Society of Architectural Historians
Society of Biblical Literature
Society of Dance History Scholars

Statements Regarding the 2016 Presidential Election

African Studies Association
American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature
American Anthropological Association
American Historical Association
American Philosophical Association
American Studies Association
Linguistic Society of America
Modern Language Association
Rhetoric Society of America
Society for Classical Studies
Society for Ethnomusicology