ACLS Member Societies Respond to Executive Orders Impacting Higher Education

ACLS member societies have released a number of statements and advocacy efforts responding to recent Executive Orders and federal budget cuts that target academic freedom, higher education, and other issues directly related to their fields.

• American Historical Association: American Historical Association Condemns Indiscriminate Cuts to the Federal Government
• American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians: AHA–OAH Joint Statement on Federal Censorship of American History
• American Political Science Association: Statement on Executive Action Impacts on Research Funding, Data Availability and Academic Freedom
• American Sociological Association: Letter asking Congress to take immediate action to protect and restore lifesaving and essential scientific research that benefits American families and communities
• Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies: ASEEES Urges Support for the US Department of Education Title VI Program
• Association of University Presses: AUPresses Decries Executive Order on Gender
• Latin American Studies Association: Statement on the deterioration of democracy and human rights in the United States
• Linguistic Society of America: LSA Statement Against Designating English as the Official Language
• Middle East Studies Association: MESA Board Statement on the repression of academic freedom in the United States
• Modern Language Association: Statement against Designating English as the Official Language of the United States
• National Council of Teachers of English: NCTE Asks Congress to Halt Federal Grant Cancellations