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CIC’s annual Workshops for Department and Division Chairs cater to incoming, new, and experienced chairs of departments or divisions at CIC member institutions. Read more about the 23rd annual Workshops that took place in Spring 2024.

CIC announced the creation of the AI Ready network, a new initiative dedicated to preparing and supporting independent higher education institutions in the ever-evolving landscape of generative artificial intelligence. Read more about the programs and goals of AI Ready.

The community of CIC’s Belong network continues to thrive as programming dives deeper into the work of advancing topics of campus belonging, especially in challenging times. Read about upcoming opportunities for Belong members.

CIC’s Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) is a nationwide network of over 300 colleges and universities formed to support and enrich the collegiate experience of undergraduate students as they explore and discern their many callings in life. Read more about recent highlights and upcoming opportunities.

CIC launched the Work-Based Learning Consortium, a new program to integrate work-based learning into the curriculum and create more equitable internship and work-based learning opportunities for students at member institutions. Read more about this program and recent updates.

Amid deepening divisions within our nation and communities and an increasingly polarized civic landscape on and off campus, CIC announced a first-of-its-kind online course and credential in deliberative discourse.

CIC has received a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to support academic leaders in creating consistent, principled approaches to civil discourse and free expression on campuses through the Campus Free Expression Project.

Webinar Opportunity Vocation and College Athletics: Supporting Student-Athletes in Connecting Sports and Life Join us for a conversation about promoting vocational exploration in our work with student-athletes. Our panelists (pictured here, clockwise from top left) will be Stephanie Ahlfeldt of Concordia College (MN), Angie Morenz of Blackburn College (IL), and Marcus Wagner of University of […]

Highlights and Fast Facts from the 2023 Institute for Chief Academic Officers and 2024 Presidents Institute

The 2024 Presidents Institute affirmed a shared commitment to the essential role of higher education in fostering civic values at a time and place in which higher education is at the center of intense political debate.