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Institutions:

Alma College

Alma College, founded in 1886 by Presbyterians in Alma, Michigan, is a selective, residential, private liberal arts and science college devoted exclusively to the teaching and education of undergraduate students. Alma College’s mission is to prepare graduates who think critically, serve generously, lead purposefully, and live responsibly as stewards of the world they bequeath to future generations.


Hanover College

Hanover College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Founded in 1827, Hanover is the oldest private college in Indiana. Hanover College is dedicated to creating a distinctive intellectual community within which students are challenged and nurtured to take responsibility for their learning and their lives and to develop their unique abilities to the highest levels. The Center of Inquiry acted as a consultant in the development of Hanover’s Center for Business Preparation.


Southwest Minnesota State University

The mission of Southwest Minnesota State University is to provide high quality liberal arts, professional, and technical programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. Southwest Minnesota State University is dedicated to excellence in teaching and to preparing students to be life-long learners in a changing global, social, and natural environment. 


The University of North Carolina at Asheville

The University of North Carolina at Asheville is the only designated liberal arts institution in the 16-campus University of North Carolina system. The Center of Inquiry is collaborating with UNC Asheville on a number of projects, including the Asheville Institute on Liberal Learning.

Organizations:


Association of American Colleges and Universities

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is a leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. In recent years, AAC&U has challenged the widespread assumption that liberal education can be achieved only in selected disciplines, or in small colleges. Current work focuses on the overall aims of liberal learning and ways of achieving these across the school-college educational experience, for all students and in every kind of college and university.


Association for General and Liberal Studies

The Association for General and Liberal Studies (AGLS) is a national forum for inquiry concerning the improvement of undergraduate education. The association seeks to enrich the educational experience of America’s college and university students by stimulating vigorous discourse among professors, administrators, and all those concerned about the purpose, scope, and nature of general and liberal education.


The Council of Independent Colleges

The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association of independent colleges and universities working together to support college and university leadership, advance institutional excellence, and enhance private higher education’s contributions to society.


Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges

The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges’ (COPLAC) mission is to identify and support high quality public liberal arts and sciences institutions. COPLAC institutions are distinguished by their commitment to provide a superior education to undergraduate students.


Institute for the Liberal Arts at Westmont College

The Institute for the Liberal Arts at Westmont was established to promote the continued vitality of the liberal arts tradition in American higher education.


The Phi Beta Kappa Society

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest undergraduate honors organization in the United States. The Society has pursued its mission of fostering and recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences since 1776. The Center of Inquiry and Phi Beta Kappa sponsored four colloquies in 2003 about the nature of liberal arts education.