ACAD is proud to feature photos from our members’ institutions on our site.

• Brick building: Loretto Hall, Webster University
• Columns: Columns reflecting the unique Spanish Mediterranean architecture of the Rollins College campus, Winter Park, Florida
• Night scene: Residence hall, courtesy of Grinnell College

About Page

• Left: Mount Holyoke College library
• Right: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Membership Page

• Left: Franklin & Marshall College
• Right: Howard University

Meetings Page

• Right: The Ohio State University

Academic Careers Page

• Right: The Ohio State University

Resources Page

• Right: Howard University

The ACAD offices are still housed at AAC&U and the historic affiliation continues through their mutual commitment to fostering liberal education, co-sponsorship of meetings, other collaborative programming efforts, and occasionally joint membership initiatives. Although not required, most ACAD members continue to come from AAC&U campuses and ACAD encourages its members to have their institutions become members of AAC&U.

More information about AAC&U can be found at www.aacu.org or by contacting their membership director, Dennis Renner, at renner@aacu.org.

The ACAD membership year runs July 1 through June 30.  If you are a new member and are paying by credit card, please follow the links below each membership category description (scroll down) to process your membership  online.  If paying by check, please download a form  (Individual/Emeritus/International or Group Membership) to include with payment.

Current members can renew their membership by logging into the members only area (Member Login) or by downloading a membership form that can be faxed in with credit card information or mailed in with a check.

MEMBERSHIP FORMS:
Individual/Emeritus/International
Group Membership

Individual Member

$115.00 (USD)
Individual Membership for current deans, provosts, chief academic officers, and other academic leaders at two- and four-year colleges and universities located in the U.S. Join »

Group 2+ Membership

$100.00 (USD)

This is a special membership rate offered to current or former deans, provosts, CAO’s, and other academic leaders from a single institution when two or more persons join or renew at the same time (i.e., all names must be on the application form). These rates apply regardless of how many other ACAD members there may be at that institution. For the purposes of this category, “single institution” may refer to a single university with multiple colleges or schools (i.e., Georgetown University, encompassing the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Foreign Service, the School of Business Administration, etc.) but NOT to a multi-campus system (i.e. SUNY). In the latter case, each campus constitutes a “single institution.”  Please Note:  New Group Members must use the following form to sign up at this level:  Group Membership Application. Simply fill it out and fax it back (with credit card information) to the ACAD offices.  Once Payment is processed, new members will receive an email confirmation and a receipt will be provided for the credit card transaction.  You may also mail in this form with a check.  Renewing members may use this link:  Join »

Emeritus

$60.00 (USD)
Individual Membership for FORMER deans, associate and assistant deans, provosts, chief academic officers and other academic leaders not otherwise eligible for standard membership. This category includes those who have returned to the faculty, accepted presidencies, changed professions, or retired. Join »

International

$60.00 (USD)
Individual Membership for FORMER deans, associate and assistant deans, provosts, chief academic officers and other academic leaders not otherwise eligible for standard membership. This category includes those who have returned to the faculty, accepted presidencies, changed professions, or retired. Join »

ACAD members are current and former deans, provosts, academic vice presidents, associate and assistant deans, and other academic leaders. ACAD members are also characterized by their commitment to the ideals of a liberal education and ACAD focuses its efforts on supporting leaders in their work by providing resources, networking, and professional development opportunities among other member benefits.

Benefits of Membership

• Reduced registration fees at meetings sponsored by ACAD and partner organizations
• Subscription to ACAD’s popular, members-only electronic discussion listserv
• Participation in ACAD’s members-only online discussion forum(s)
• Members-only access to an online, searchable directory and control over the information that is shared in the directory
• Special member rates for posting position announcements on the ACAD Academic Careers pages
• Special member price for the best-selling Resource Handbook for Academic Deans
• And much more.