UPCOMING EVENTS (scroll down to see all)
2025 Annual Constitute
Louisville, KY at The Galt House
October 2, 3, & 4
registration and hotel reservations are now open
Gen Ed Reformers Anonymous Support Group
The Gen Ed Reformers Anonymous Support Group offers AGLS members the opportunity to gather in a safe and supportive ‘cone-of-silence’ environment with like-minded colleagues from all over to discuss and tackle all things gen ed. In the past, we have explored broad issues of transfer, assessment, messaging, etc… and we will again dig into topics decided by the group as we go along. Hope you will join us for any/all of the meetings!
2024-2025 events (times listed will be eastern)
The 24-25 Gen Ed Anonymous Support Group Series: ‘Gen Ed: What is it good for? Absolutely everything!’
Series Description: This year, we will do the Gen Ed Anonymous Support Group a little differently. Don’t worry, we will still come together periodically over Zoom as Gen Ed Leaders and Geeps [Gen Ed Peeps, copyright Bridget Trogden 🙂 ] to share, challenge, brainstorm, and even commiserate in an open, honest, and supportive way. But instead of starting with a specific issue as we have done in the past, we will theme each meeting around a key purpose/value of general education and then dig into the issues (e.g. policies, data, transfer, assessment, messaging, etc.) that emerge related to that topic. The themes build on the ‘plays’ in the AGLS Playbook Chapter 1, so they include gen ed for professional success, skill development, understanding of humanity, civic engagement, lifelong learning, etc. etc.
EPISODE 5♦ Gen Ed: What is it good for? Developing skills to tackle problems of the community and world!
Postponed until later date
In an era marked by polarization and epistemic instability, the role of general education as a space for cultivating habits of critical inquiry, mutual respect, and deliberative engagement is more vital than ever. This session invites participants to explore how general education can support the development of civic virtues and the epistemic norms essential to a healthy democracy.
How can general education help students develop the capacities needed for meaningful engagement in community and global contexts? How might it serve as a mechanism for resisting both technocratic reduction and ideological capture—and instead become a site of pluralistic formation: intellectually rigorous, ethically attuned, and oriented toward democratic life?
Participants are encouraged to bring reflections on their own institutional efforts and share promising strategies for navigating the challenges of our current climate. The goal is to generate practical insights into how general education can meet this moment with clarity, courage, and purpose.
Watch here for links to sign up and topics of future conversations for each date!
AGLS Live Chat
Live Chats are informal discussions, simulations, or crowd-sourcing opportunities on topics of interest to those who do gen ed work.
2024-2025 events (times listed will be eastern)
Summer events announced soon
Watch here for links to sign up and topics of conversation for each date!