ACAO

The Association of Chief Academic Officers provides
a global forum for sharing best practices, discussing current
academic issues in light of societal challenges, and promoting
the educational and organizational interests of member
institutions and their Chief Academic Officers.

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Welcome to the New ACAO Website Experience!

ACAO is excited to announce the launch of a new and improved website experience! The new website's modernized aesthetic is designed not only to modernize the user's visit, but also to represent the intentionality and responsiveness of the next chapter of ACAO's history. This new hub for exclusive resources, organizational news, and helpful membership content has been fine-tuned to provide support to CAO's in the vital role on campus.

We invite you to explore the new website experience and take advantage of tools created with your unique needs in mind, such as the Job Board, Blog, and Member Center.

Message From the President

Lori Werth, PhD | October 2023

ACAO Colleagues,

With deep gratitude for your confidence, I am honored to address you as the President of the Association of Chief Academic Officers (ACAO). As your new leader, I am encouraged by the journey ahead of us as we will advance the well-being of our higher education communities. 

ACAO is at a new beginning. Over the spring and summer, three of our current board members transitioned into newly appointed university presidents. While we celebrate our colleagues' accomplishments, it has created many transitions for ACAO. Now is the perfect time to redefine our goals and aspirations. With reflection on our progress and challenges and in the sincere spirit of unity and service, I present a new vision for ACAO. Read more...

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Membership in ACAO

Annual membership is available for accredited not-for-profit two and four-year institutions and for profit institutions. ACAO is the only association for academic affairs leaders representing  public, private, 4- and 2-year institutions; from not-for-profit, for-profit, research, liberal arts, and technical colleges; from urban and suburban, large and small, specialized and comprehensive, US-based and international universities, colleges, community colleges, and universities.  For each institutional membership, the primary representative is the CAO.  Other academic leadership individuals of the campus should and can be included in the institution's membership.

 

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